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precaution

UK
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/
US
/prɪˈkɔʃən/

Traduzioni

precautionnoun
precautions
pl
UK
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/
US
/prɪˈkɔʃən/
Taking precaution is important to avoid accidents.
Принятие предосторожности важно для избежания несчастных случаев.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
мера предосторожности
осторожность
Sinonimi
protection
preventive measure
caution
forethought
insurance
prophylaxis
safeguard
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’.

Definizioni

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.
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