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单词 precautions
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precaution

noun

pre·​cau·​tion pri-ˈkȯ-shən How to pronounce precaution (audio)
1
: care taken in advance : foresight
warned of the need for precaution
2
: a measure taken beforehand to prevent harm or secure good : safeguard
take the necessary precautions
precautionary
pri-ˈkȯ-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce precaution (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • caution
  • fail-safe
  • palladium
  • preventive
  • safeguard
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Example Sentences

Be sure to follow the usual safety precautions when cooking outdoors. When driving, she always wears her seatbelt as a precaution. Every home owner should take precautions against fire. She took the precaution of packing extra medicine for the trip.
Recent Examples on the Web The six-week-old bird was lowered and carefully extracted by Bedrosian’s colleague, Charles Preston, a zip tie around its feet as a precaution against inch-long talons. Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The six-week-old bird was lowered and carefully extracted by Bedrosian’s colleague, Charles Preston, a zip tie around its feet as a precaution against inch-long talons. Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 The 6-week-old bird was lowered and carefully extracted by Preston, a zip tie around its feet as a precaution against talons more than an inch long. Fox News, 17 Aug. 2022 The military continued its vaccination program until 1991 as a precaution against a bioterrorism attack. New York Times, 26 May 2022 Ahead of the storms, schools in Memphis and dozens in Mississippi closed early or conducted classes online as a precaution against having children in crowded buildings or on buses. NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022 Michigan's statewide tornado drill set for 1 p.m. Wednesday has been canceled as a precaution against the threat of an actual severe weather. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2022 Authorities have started to hand out the iodine pills as a precaution to people living within 35 miles of the plant. Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 This way, getting sick becomes a personal failure—people must not have washed their hands, or missed some precaution. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French précaution, from Late Latin praecaution-, praecautio, from Latin praecavēre to guard against, from prae- + cavēre to be on one's guard — more at hear

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

precaution

noun

pre·​cau·​tion pri-ˈkȯ-shən How to pronounce precaution (audio)
: something done beforehand to prevent harm or trouble or bring about good results
You should take precautions against fire.

precautions

noun

plural of precaution
as in safeguards
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • safeguards
  • preventives
  • protections
  • cautions
  • fail-safes
  • screens
  • shields
  • walls
  • guards
  • palladia
  • wards
  • armors
  • covers
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