precaution

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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

sostantivo

1
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
his life was saved by precaution
July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.
2
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
to take precautions against risks of accident
Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.

Etimologia

From French précaution, Latin praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum (“to guard against beforehand”); prae (“before”) + cavere (“be on one's guard”). See pre-, and caution.

verbo

1
To warn or caution beforehand.
2
raroTo take precaution against.

Forme

plurale: precautions
passato: precautioned
participio passato: precautioned
participio presente: precautioning
3ª persona singolare: precautions

preacher · Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion,…Preacher · Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.preaching · The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.

precaution · Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

precedent · An act in the past which may be used as an example to help…precinct · An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by…precious · Of high value or worth.

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