Precaution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

the trait of practicing caution in advance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪkˈɔːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪkˈɔːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪkˈɔːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪkˈɔːʃən/.

Examples

he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution
an insurance policy is a good safeguard
we let our guard down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caution forethought safeguard care guard

Parts of Speech

noun	a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. “he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution”
noun	the trait of practicing caution in advance
noun	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger “he exercised caution in opening the door”

Word Forms

precautionary	adjective	taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
safeguard	verb	make safe
cautious	adjective	showing careful forethought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorsorge

eine Vorsichtsmaßnahme zur Abwehr einer drohenden Gefahr oder eines Schadens oder einer Verletzung usw.

🇫🇷French

précaution

une mesure de précaution pour éviter un danger, un dommage ou une blessure imminent, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

precaución

una medida de precaución para protegerse de un peligro inminente o daño o lesión, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

precauzione

una misura precauzionale per scongiurare pericoli imminenti, danni o lesioni, ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzorgsmaatregel

een voorzorgsmaatregel om dreigend gevaar, schade of letsel enz. af te wenden.

🇵🇹Portuguese

precaução

uma medida de precaução para evitar perigo iminente ou danos ou ferimentos, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

предосторожность

мера предосторожности, предотвращающая надвигающуюся опасность, ущерб или травму и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एहतियात

आसन्न खतरे या क्षति या चोट आदि से बचने के लिए एक एहतियाती उपाय।

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্কতা

আসন্ন বিপদ বা ক্ষতি বা আঘাত ইত্যাদি থেকে রক্ষা করার জন্য একটি সতর্কতামূলক ব্যবস্থা।

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னெச்சரிக்கை

வரவிருக்கும் ஆபத்து அல்லது சேதம் அல்லது காயம் போன்றவற்றைத் தடுக்கும் முன்னெச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்கை.

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందు జాగ్రత్త

ముందుజాగ్రత్త చర్య రాబోయే ప్రమాదం లేదా నష్టం లేదా గాయం మొదలైనవి.

🇮🇳Marathi

खबरदारी

येऊ घातलेला धोका किंवा नुकसान किंवा दुखापत इत्यादीपासून बचाव करण्यासाठी एक सावधगिरीचा उपाय.

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવચેતી

તોળાઈ રહેલા ભય અથવા નુકસાન અથવા ઈજા વગેરેથી બચવા માટેનું સાવચેતીનું પગલું.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ನೆಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

ಮುಂಬರುವ ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ಮುನ್ನೆಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಕ್ರಮ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന അപകടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നാശനഷ്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിക്ക് മുതലായവ തടയുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു മുൻകരുതൽ നടപടി.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ

ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਆਦਿ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਉਪਾਅ।

🇵🇰Urdu

احتیاط

آنے والے خطرے یا نقصان یا چوٹ وغیرہ سے بچنے کے لیے ایک احتیاطی اقدام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预防

避免即将发生的危险、损坏或伤害等的预防措施。

🇯🇵Japanese

予防措置

差し迫った危険、損害、傷害などを回避するための予防措置。

🇰🇷Korean

예방법

임박한 위험이나 손해 또는 부상 등을 방지하는 예방 조치.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề phòng

một biện pháp phòng ngừa ngăn ngừa nguy hiểm hoặc thiệt hại hoặc thương tích sắp xảy ra, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อควรระวัง

มาตรการป้องกันอันตรายหรือความเสียหายหรือการบาดเจ็บที่จะเกิดขึ้น เป็นต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tindakan pencegahan

tindakan pencegahan untuk mencegah bahaya atau kerusakan atau cedera yang akan datang, dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iingat

isang pag-iingat na hakbang sa pag-iwas sa paparating na panganib o pinsala o pinsala atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

langkah berjaga-jaga

langkah berjaga-jaga mengelakkan bahaya atau kerosakan atau kecederaan yang akan berlaku dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاحتياطات

إجراء احترازي لدرء خطر وشيك أو ضرر أو إصابة وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

احتیاط

یک اقدام احتیاطی برای دفع خطر قریب الوقوع یا آسیب یا جراحت و غیره.

🇹🇷Turkish

önlem

yaklaşan tehlikeyi veya hasarı veya yaralanmayı vs. önleyen bir ihtiyati tedbir.

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶמְצָעֵי זְהִירוּת

אמצעי זהירות המונע סכנה קרובה או נזק או פציעה וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'precaution' is 'a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.'.

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Using 'precaution' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'precaution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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