PRECAUTION


Meaning of PRECAUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈkȯ-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French précaution, from Late Latin praecaution-, praecautio, from Latin praecavēre to guard against, from prae- + cavēre to be on one's guard — more at hear

Date: 1603

1. : care taken in advance : foresight

warned of the need for precaution

2. : a measure taken beforehand to prevent harm or secure good : safeguard

take the necessary precaution s

• pre·cau·tion·ary -shə-ˌner-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.