caution

EnglishEdit

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caution

EtymologyEdit

Recorded since 1297 as Middle English caucioun (“bail, guarantee, pledge”), from Old French caution (“security, surety”), itself from Latin cautiō, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre (“be on one's guard”).

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôshn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
(US) enPR: käshn, kôshn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/, /ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/
(cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) enPR: käshn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʃn̩/
Audio (US)
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Rhymes: -ɔːʃən

NounEdit

caution (countable and uncountable, plural cautions)

Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
- c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iii]:
  In way of caution I must tell you.
take caution

have caution

exercise great caution

utmost caution is required when travelling in this dangerous neighbourhood

act with caution
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
The guideline expressed caution against excessive radiographic imaging.
Security; guaranty; bail.
- 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, “(please specify |book=I to XVI)”, in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the Theater, published 1707, OCLC 937919305:
  The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be vigorously prosecuted.
(dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.
(law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
(soccer) A yellow card.

SynonymsEdit

See also Thesaurus:caution

HyponymsEdit

precaution

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

caveat

TranslationsEdit

precept or warning against evil or danger

Bulgarian: внимание (bg) n (vnimanie)
Catalan: advertència (ca) f
Danish: advarsel (da) c
Dutch: waarschuwing (nl)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: varoitus (fi), neuvo (fi), ohjenuora
French: ^{(please verify)} admonition (fr), ^{(please verify)} avertissement (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} mise en garde (fr)
Georgian: გაფრთხილება (gaprtxileba)
German: Warnung (de) f, Vorsicht (de) f
Greek: προσοχή (el) f (prosochí), προφύλαξη (el) f (profýlaxi), προσεκτικότητα f (prosektikótita)
Hungarian: figyelmeztetés (hu), óvás (hu)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Latvian: please add this translation if you can

Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Mizo: vaukhanna
Navajo: sínízid
Norwegian:
Bokmål: advarsel (no) m
Polish: ostrzeżenie (pl) n, przestroga (pl) f
Portuguese: advertência (pt) f
Romanian: grijă (ro) f, precauție (ro) f
Russian: предостереже́ние (ru) n (predosterežénije), предупрежде́ние (ru) (predupreždénije)
Serbo-Croatian: опрез m (oprez)
Spanish: advertencia (es) f
Tagalog: paingat
Thai: คำเตือน (kam-dtʉʉan)
Ukrainian: попере́дження n (poperédžennja), пересторо́га f (perestoróha)

careful attention, prudence

Azerbaijani: ehtiyat (az)
Bengali: সতর্কীকরণ (śôtôrkikrôn)
Bulgarian: предпазливост (bg) f (predpazlivost), благоразумие (bg) n (blagorazumie)
Catalan: cautela (ca) f, compte (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 謹慎 (zh), 谨慎 (zh) (jǐnshèn)
Danish: forsigtighed c, varsomhed c
Dutch: voorzichtigheid (nl) f, voorzorg (nl) f or m, omzichtigheid (nl) f, terughoudendheid (nl)
Finnish: varovaisuus (fi), huomio (fi), huolellisuus (fi), tarkkaavaisuus (fi)
French: ^{(please verify)} précaution (fr)
Georgian: სიფრთხილე (siprtxile), გაფრთხილება (gaprtxileba), წინდახედულობა (c̣indaxeduloba)
German: Vorsicht (de) f, Achtsamkeit (de) f, Behutsamkeit (de) f
Greek: περίσκεψη (el) f (perískepsi), προσοχή (el) f (prosochí)
Hindi: सावधानी (hi) f (sāvdhānī)

Hungarian: óvatosság (hu)
Italian: cautela (it) f
Japanese: 注意 (ja) (ちゅうい, chūi)
Korean: 조심 (ko) (josim), 주의 (ko) (juui)
Latin: cautiō f, cautela f
Mizo: fimkhurna
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forsiktighet (no) m or f, varsomhet (no) m or f, aktpågivenhet (no) m or f
Polish: ostrożność (pl) f, roztropność (pl) f, przezorność (pl) f, uwaga (pl) f
Portuguese: cuidado (pt) m, caução (pt) f, cautela (pt) f
Russian: осторо́жность (ru) f (ostoróžnostʹ)
Spanish: precaución (es) f, cuidado (es) m, cautela (es) f
Swedish: försiktighet (sv) c
Tagalog: paingat
Thai: ข้อควรระวัง
Volapük: prüd (vo)

security; guaranty; bail

Danish: sikkerhed c, garanti c, kaution c
Dutch: borg (nl), borgsom (nl), garantie (nl), waarborg (nl)
German: Kaution (de) f
Greek: προσοχή (el) f (prosochí), προφύλαξη (el) f (profýlaxi)
Hungarian: óvadék (hu)
Mizo: zakhamna

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kausjon m
Portuguese: garantia (pt) f
Russian: поручи́тельство (ru) n (poručítelʹstvo)
Spanish: fianza (es) f

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Translations to be checked

Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} זהירות‎ f (zehirut) (1)

Latin: ^{(please verify)} cautēla f

VerbEdit

caution (third-person singular simple present cautions, present participle cautioning, simple past and past participle cautioned)