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caution
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1297 as Middle English caucioun (“bail, guarantee, pledge”), from Old French caution (“security, surety”), itself from Latin cauti?, from cautus, past participle of cave?, cav?re (“be on one's guard”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôshn, IPA(key): /?k???(?)n/
- (US) enPR: käshn, kôshn, IPA(key): /?k???(?)n/, /?k??(?)n/
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) enPR: käshn, IPA(key): /?k??n?/
- Rhymes: -????n
Noun
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
- 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.
- (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.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:caution
Hyponyms
- precaution
Derived terms
- cautionary
- cautious
Related terms
- caveat
- err on the side of caution
- throw caution to the wind
Translations
Verb
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
Translations
Anagrams
- auction, tauonic
French
Etymology
From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cauti?, cauti?nem, from cautus, past participle of cave?, cav?re (“be on one's guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.sj??/
Noun
caution f (plural cautions)
- caution, guaranty, bail
- deposit
- security deposit
Derived terms
- cautionnement m
- cautionner
Further reading
- “caution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- couinât
Norman
Etymology
From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cauti?, cauti?nem.
Noun
caution f (plural cautions)
- (Jersey) deposit
- (Jersey, law) bail
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unguarded
English
Etymology
un- +? guarded
Adjective
unguarded (comparative more unguarded, superlative most unguarded)
- Having no guard or protection; vulnerable.
- Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
Translations
Derived terms
- unguardedly
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