precaution

UK
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/
US
/prɪˈkɔʃən/

Traducciones

precautionnoun
precautions
pl
UK
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/
US
/prɪˈkɔʃən/
Taking precaution is important to avoid accidents.
Принятие предосторожности важно для избежания несчастных случаев.
Traducciones adicionales
мера предосторожности
precautionverb
precautioned
Past Simple
precautioned
Past Participle
precautioning
Gerund
UK
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/
US
/prɪˈkɔʃən/
Archaic and rare; occasionally used to mean ‘to warn or prepare in advance’.

Definiciones

precautionnoun
A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
Wearing a helmet while riding a bike is a common precaution to prevent head injuries.
The act or practice of exercising cautious foresight; prudent care taken beforehand.
Out of an abundance of precaution, the lab technician double-checked every reading.
precautionverb
Archaic. To warn or prepare in advance; to caution beforehand.
The settlers were precautioned against possible raids.