caution
EnglishEdit
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): /ˈkɑʃn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːʃən
NounEdit
caution (countable and uncountable, plural cautions)
- Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction; prudence in regard to danger; provident care
- 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.
- 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
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TranslationsEdit
precept or warning against evil or danger
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careful attention, prudence
security; guaranty; bail
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VerbEdit
caution (third-person singular simple present cautions, present participle cautioning, simple past and past participle cautioned)
- (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
- (soccer) To give a yellow card
TranslationsEdit
to warn
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cautiō, cautiōnem, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre (“be on one's guard”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
caution f (plural cautions)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “caution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
AnagramsEdit
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.
NounEdit
caution f (plural cautions)