precaution
noun
1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution
Similar word(s): guard, safeguard
Definition categories: act, measure, step
2. the trait of practicing caution in advance
Definition categories: attribute, caution, circumspection
3. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Similar word(s): care, caution, forethought
Definition categories: thought, judiciousness
Sentences with precaution as a noun:
- to take precautions against risks of accident
verb
1. (transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
2. (transitive, rare): To take precaution against. --John Dryden.