- 1. n. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. Source: opted
- 2. n. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To warn or caution beforehand. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To take precaution against. Source: opted
- 5. n. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. Source: wordnet
- 6. n. the trait of practicing caution in advance Source: wordnet
- 7. n. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 9. n:100 n. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. n. the trait of practicing caution in advance Source: ecdict
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