precaution
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3.4
- noun
- /prɪˈkɔːʃən/
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precaución
- As a precaution, she double-checked the lock before leaving the house.
- take precautions
- safety precautions
- extra precautions
I assume you took all the precautions when you had sex?
- I assume you took all the precautions when you had sex?
- And thirdly, I take the precaution of having fact checkers go through it.
- We need to follow all the precautions that the doctors tell us to do.
- Folks, we have all been up to our earlobes in COVID precautions for almost a year.
- Find the virtue, the virtuous leader and then structure precautions to keep them virtuous.
- But again, take necessary precautions to be safe.
- Of course, no one gave us a timeline, a date, what precautions to take.
- And, and they don't take the proper precautions to control it, to manage it, that's on them.
- When I heard the woman inspector say she looks Syrian, we have to take all precautions.
- In all of those cases, the common difference is often a posture of precaution that we don't have here.
- That can control the voltages, the memory voltage, everything and the safety precautions exist in the stock card.
- First of all, you could accept the premise that a lockdown was a sensible precaution.
- Oh, it's a precaution that in an ideal world we would all take all the time.
- I view it as a precaution that is great to do, even if it's completely unnecessary.
Examples
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We need to follow all the precautions that the doctors tell us to do.
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So we're taking the precaution of not only sanitizing the hands outside, but also the bottoms of the shoes, right?
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Oh, it's a precaution that in an ideal world we would all take all the time.
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Then why did the cops come? - It was just a precaution.
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I view it as a precaution that is great to do, even if it's completely unnecessary.
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We're going through this elaborate procedure simply out of precaution.
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Once a potential problem is recognized, precautions can be made to avoid failure.
Academic text (1992) -
As a precaution, I've released the oxygen masks.
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Folks, we have all been up to our earlobes in COVID precautions for almost a year.
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Such was the extent of the upheaval that even this precaution did not prevent cases of bigamy.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
180
1.0
A thing that keeps you safe from danger
61
4.0
A way to protect someone or something from harm
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8.2
Actions people take to stop disease before it starts
Antonyms
How Cautious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Precaution comes from the parts pre- ('before') and caution ('care' or 'warning'). So a precaution is something you do ahead of time to be careful and avoid danger.