Thesaurus: precaution

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1. n. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
2. n. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
3. v. t. To warn or caution beforehand.
4. v. t. To take precaution against.
5. n. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
6. n. the trait of practicing caution in advance
7. n. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
8. 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. J. H. Newman. 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. 1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke. 2. To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.
9. n:100 n. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. n. the trait of practicing caution in advance