caution

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EtymologyEdit

Recorded since 1297, "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): /ˈkɔːʃn/
• (US) enPR: käshn, kôshn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːʃn/, /ˈkɔʃn/
• (cot–caught merger, northern cities vowel shift) enPR: käshn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʃn/

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NounEdit

caution ‎(plural cautions)

1. Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
   • Shakespeare

     In way of caution I must tell you.

2. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.
3. Security; guaranty; bail.
   • Clarendon

     The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be prosecuted.

4. One who gives rise to attention or astonishment.

   Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.

5. A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.

SynonymsEdit

• See also Wikisaurus:caution

Derived termsEdit

• err on the side of caution
• throw caution to the wind

Related termsEdit

• cautionary
• cautious
• caveat
• precaution

TranslationsEdit

precept or warning against evil or danger

• Bulgarian: внимание (bg) n ‎(vnimanie)
• Danish: advarsel (da) c
• Dutch: waarschuwing (nl)
• Finnish: varoitus (fi), neuvo (fi), ohjenuora
• 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

• Mizo: vaukhanna
• Navajo: sínízid
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: advarsel (no) m

• Polish: ostrzeżenie (pl) n, przestroga 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

careful attention, prudence

• Bengali: সতর্কীকরণ ‎(sôtôrkikôrôn)
• Bulgarian: предпазливост (bg) f ‎(predpazlivost), благоразумие (bg) n ‎(blagorazumie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謹慎 (zh), 谨慎 (zh) ‎(jǐnshèn)

• Danish: forsigtighed c, varsomhed c
• Dutch: voorzichtigheid (nl) f, voorzorg (nl) f, m, omzichtigheid (nl) f, terughoudendheid
• Finnish: varovaisuus (fi), huomio (fi), huolellisuus (fi), tarkkaavaisuus (fi)
• 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: cautio f, cautela f
• Mizo: fimkhurna
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forsiktighet (no) m, f, varsomhet (no) m, f, aktpågivenhet (no) m, f

• Polish: ostrożność (pl) f, roztropność f, przezorność 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
• 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

• French: ^{(please verify)} admonition, ^{(please verify)} avertissement m, ^{(please verify)} mise en garde, ^{(please verify)} précaution
• 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)

1. (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

TranslationsEdit

to warn

• Bulgarian: предупреждавам (bg) ‎(predupreždavam)
• Danish: advare (da)
• Dutch: waarschuwen (nl), manen (nl)
• Finnish: varoittaa (fi), neuvoa (fi), teroittaa (fi)
• French: avertir (fr)
• German: warnen (de), verwarnen (de)
• Greek: προειδοποιώ (el) ‎(proeidopoió)

• Hungarian: figyelmeztet (hu), óv (hu)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: advare (no), fraråde

• Portuguese: advertir (pt)
• Spanish: advertir (es)
• Tagalog: paingatan

AnagramsEdit

• auction

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin cautiō, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre ‎(“be on one's guard”).

NounEdit

caution f ‎(plural cautions)

1. caution, guaranty, bail
2. deposit

Derived termsEdit

• cautionnement m
• cautionner

AnagramsEdit

• couinât

External linksEdit

• “caution” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.

NounEdit

caution f ‎(plural cautions)

1. (Jersey) deposit
2. (Jersey, law) bail