Caveat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a warning against certain acts

(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔsteɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/klˌɔːɹəʊˈɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˌɔːɹəʊˈɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔsteɪt/.

Examples

a caveat against unfair practices
a caveat filed against the probate of a will

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caution

Parts of Speech

noun	a warning against certain acts “a caveat against unfair practices”
noun	(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing “a caveat filed against the probate of a will”

Word Forms

cautionary	adjective	serving to warn
caution	verb	warn strongly; put on guard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbehalt

eine Warnung vor bestimmten Handlungen

🇫🇷French

mise en garde

un avertissement contre certains actes

🇪🇸Spanish

advertencia

una advertencia contra ciertos actos

🇮🇹Italian

avvertimento

un avvertimento contro determinati atti

🇳🇱Dutch

voorbehoud

een waarschuwing tegen bepaalde handelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

advertência

uma advertência contra certos atos

🇷🇺Russian

предостережение

предупреждение против определенных действий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेतावनी

कुछ कृत्यों के विरुद्ध चेतावनी

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্কতা

কিছু কাজের বিরুদ্ধে একটি সতর্কতা

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை

சில செயல்களுக்கு எதிரான எச்சரிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

హెచ్చరిక

కొన్ని చర్యలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా హెచ్చరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

चेतावणी

काही कृतींविरूद्ध चेतावणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેતવણી

અમુક કૃત્યો સામે ચેતવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നറിയിപ്പ്

ചില പ്രവൃത്തികൾക്കെതിരായ മുന്നറിയിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

ਕੁਝ ਕਾਰਵਾਈਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਇੱਕ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتباہ

بعض اعمال کے خلاف ایک انتباہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警告

对某些行为的警告

🇯🇵Japanese

警告

特定の行為に対する警告

🇰🇷Korean

경고

특정 행위에 대한 경고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo trước

một cảnh báo chống lại hành vi nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อแม้

การตักเตือนต่อการกระทำบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringatan

peringatan terhadap tindakan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

babala

isang babala laban sa ilang mga gawa

🇲🇾Malay

kaveat

amaran terhadap perbuatan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنبيه قضائي

التحذير من بعض الأفعال

🇮🇷Persian

هشدار

هشدار در برابر اعمال خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarı

belirli eylemlere karşı bir uyarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אזהרה

אזהרה מפני מעשים מסוימים

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The primary meaning of 'caveat' is 'a warning against certain acts'.

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