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caution English

Meaning caution meaning

What does caution mean?
Definitions in simple English

caution

Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt. He used caution as he climbed the old wooden steps. A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future. The doctor gave me a caution about eating too much. A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest. The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop.

caution

To caution is to give a warning or advice. His mother cautioned him about staying out too late at night.

caution

warn strongly; put on guard the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger a man of caution (= care) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger he exercised caution in opening the door he handled the vase with care (= caveat) a warning against certain acts a caveat against unfair practices (= circumspection) the trait of being circumspect and prudent

Synonyms caution synonyms

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Topics caution topics

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Conjugation caution conjugation

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caution · verb

Examples caution examples

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Simple sentences

He advised caution.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.
Caution, the doors are now closing!
Caution: risk of electric shock. Do not open.
From this point, we must proceed with caution.
I recommend caution.
Caution! Wet floor.
Tom advised caution.
Use it with caution.
Tom threw caution to the wind and booked a skydiving lesson.
Doctors should exercise caution when prescribing opioids.
Proceed with caution.
We should proceed with great caution.
Tom didn't know how long the leftover chicken had been in the fridge, so he erred on the side of caution and threw it out.
Caution.
Please proceed with caution.

Movie subtitles

But this was an exam that rewarded caution, even conformity.
Just safer. From everything I've heard about you, caution isn't really your thing.
And if I was too quick to mistake your caution for dishonesty, then the fault's mine.
Just a measure of caution, Mr Helius, - as well as this.
Also a measure of caution, Mr Turner?
Caution, what if it's poisoned?
A word of caution.
The Casbah is a place where caution must be taken.
Oh no, it's caution.
You will be surprised, therefore, to learn that I have let him off with a caution.
We need to proceed with caution.
That'll be a caution, won't it, Tootie?
In the future, I must exercise more caution.
How could I? I must again caution the witness to confine himself to answering questions.
But fairness and consideration for his friends would call him for caution, he ought to think it over and discuss it and similar catchphrases.
Caution above everything.
I'm sure His Highness will be graciously pleased. And will understand your natural caution.
But, my lord, permit me to caution you.
But the safety of my subjects constrains me to caution.
A lot of caution and patience is necessary in order to deceive these cagey and sharp sighted gigantic birds so that they won't notice the presence of the birdwatchers.
How many times must I caution you, my sweet not to speak until the doors are shut?
My dear Watson, I really must caution you against hitting newspaper reporters in the teeth.
Yes, I think added caution is indicated.
Approach every landfall with caution.
I appreciate your caution.
We will still observe the rules of caution.
Your caution, Mr. O'Rourke, is commendable but somewhat belated.
When you're sick with gold fever you have no patience with caution.
I only want to caution you.
But, my dear, I must caution you again.
Use caution.
Caution, my friend. Ladies here.
Caution him to wait until the moon has fallen.
An American gangster named Lemmy Caution has escaped from Oklahoma State Prison and has secretly entered France.
A general warning has been issued against Lemmy Caution who is traveling in the direction of Marseilles.
Lemmy Caution speaks French with a slight American accent.
Aren't you Lemmy Caution?
I don't at all like this Lemmy Caution.

News and current affairs

In this, he is following a tradition of caution that extends from Edmund Burke to John Maynard Keynes.
And, rather than promoting caution and stability in the region, Iran or Israel could be tempted to strike first in a crisis.
For all the finger pointing at Wilders, just because Breivik professed to admire him, the acts of a deranged killer, others caution, should not be used to discredit what he stands for.
Now caution has been replaced by a sense of urgency in dealing with these and other challenges, and by awareness of the need for technical and other forms of assistance.
Caution and patience might not be his best advisors.
But caution is in order.
Given that most Asian leaders believe Asian disunity made the West all-powerful in the first place, these calls are treated with understandable caution.
But if the risks that might help explain the price trends for stocks and bonds are real, policymakers, too, should be careful not to throw caution to the wind.
The BIS argues in favor of fiscal restraint, debt restructuring if needed, and swift normalization of monetary policies - quite explicitly criticizing the US Federal Reserve's caution and the European Central Bank's aggressive stance.
While such words merit caution, economy fundamentals bear them out.
And, given a new leadership's caution as it establishes its power, reforms will occur at a snail's pace, making social and political unrest more likely.
Uncertainties about the economy are likely to insert an element of caution into companies' investment decisions.
In Germany, France, and Italy, higher house prices spur non-owners to save more for the down payment and inspire caution among tenants, who expect future rent hikes.
But that painful and risky process will have to be launched eventually, and it will be better served by Obama's brand of caution than by the tough talk of his critics.
Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa, which reached record levels in recent years, is retreating, which is evidence of investor caution, not any underlying lack of optimism about the region.
It may well be true that Obama would rather exercise caution - even when bold action is called for - than act impulsively and potentially cause more damage.
Initially, the attacks unleashed a strong desire to retaliate, which later gave way to caution about intervention, owing to unforeseen consequences.
Encouraging banks to turn loans kept on their books into securities also helped reduce the overall level of caution in the extension of credit.
But, when it comes to specific policies, caution will be very much in order, for there is a long history of measures aimed at reducing commodity-price volatility that have ended up doing more harm than good.
And that means overcoming the understandable caution of Chinese households in the face of an uncertain future.
This should not be surprising, since many factors besides international debt flows can cause domestic banks to throw caution to the wind and start lending recklessly.
It would have been better to avoid all this by exercising much greater caution in opening up to global finance in the first place.
In Europe, monetary caution, self-imposed fiscal constraints, and the Euro's appreciation all lead to clear dangers: deflation and a prolonged slump.
The older generations see such caution as prudence, and that conservatism is reflected in China's current leaders.
Schooled in economics, politics, and law, rather than engineering, they will seek to accelerate China's rise and transformation, viewing caution as paralysis.

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