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caution English
Meaning caution meaning
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Synonyms caution synonyms
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Topics caution topics
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Conjugation caution conjugation
How do you conjugate caution?
caution · verb
Present I caution
Positive I caution
Singular
1st person I caution
2nd person you caution
3rd person he/she/it cautions
Plural
1st person we caution
2nd person you caution
3rd person they caution
Negative I don't caution
Singular
1st person I don't caution I do not caution
2nd person you don't caution you do not caution
3rd person he/she/it doesn't caution he/she/it does not caution
Plural
1st person we don't caution we do not caution
2nd person you don't caution you do not caution
3rd person they don't caution they do not caution
Question do I caution?
Singular
1st person do I caution?
2nd person do you caution?
3rd person does he/she/it caution?
Plural
1st person do we caution?
2nd person do you caution?
3rd person do they caution?
Negative question don't I caution?
Singular
1st person don't I caution? do I not caution?
2nd person don't you caution? do you not caution?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it caution? does he/she/it not caution?
Plural
1st person don't we caution? do we not caution?
2nd person don't you caution? do you not caution?
3rd person don't they caution? do they not caution?
Past I cautioned
Positive I cautioned
Singular
1st person I cautioned
2nd person you cautioned
3rd person he/she/it cautioned
Plural
1st person we cautioned
2nd person you cautioned
3rd person they cautioned
Negative I didn't caution
Singular
1st person I didn't caution I did not caution
2nd person you didn't caution you did not caution
3rd person he/she/it didn't caution he/she/it did not caution
Plural
1st person we didn't caution we did not caution
2nd person you didn't caution you did not caution
3rd person they didn't caution they did not caution
Question did I caution?
Singular
1st person did I caution?
2nd person did you caution?
3rd person did he/she/it caution?
Plural
1st person did we caution?
2nd person did you caution?
3rd person did they caution?
Negative question didn't I caution?
Singular
1st person didn't I caution? did I not caution?
2nd person didn't you caution? did you not caution?
3rd person didn't he/she/it caution? did he/she/it not caution?
Plural
1st person didn't we caution? did we not caution?
2nd person didn't you caution? did you not caution?
3rd person didn't they caution? did they not caution?
Future I'll caution
Positive I'll caution
Singular
1st person I'll caution I will caution
2nd person you'll caution you will caution
3rd person he/she/it'll caution he/she/it will caution
Plural
1st person we'll caution we will caution
2nd person you'll caution you will caution
3rd person they'll caution they will caution
Negative I won't caution
Singular
1st person I won't caution I will not caution
2nd person you won't caution you will not caution
3rd person he/she/it won't caution he/she/it will not caution
Plural
1st person we won't caution we will not caution
2nd person you won't caution you will not caution
3rd person they won't caution they will not caution
Question will I caution?
Singular
1st person will I caution?
2nd person will you caution?
3rd person will he/she/it caution?
Plural
1st person will we caution?
2nd person will you caution?
3rd person will they caution?
Negative question won't I caution?
Singular
1st person won't I caution? will I not caution?
2nd person won't you caution? will you not caution?
3rd person won't he/she/it caution? will he/she/it not caution?
Plural
1st person won't we caution? will we not caution?
2nd person won't you caution? will you not caution?
3rd person won't they caution? will they not caution?
Conditional I'd caution
Positive I'd caution
Singular
1st person I'd caution I would caution
2nd person you'd caution you would caution
3rd person he/she/it'd caution he/she/it would caution
Plural
1st person we'd caution we would caution
2nd person you'd caution you would caution
3rd person they'd caution they would caution
Negative I wouldn't caution
Singular
1st person I wouldn't caution I would not caution
2nd person you wouldn't caution you would not caution
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't caution he/she/it would not caution
Plural
1st person we wouldn't caution we would not caution
2nd person you wouldn't caution you would not caution
3rd person they wouldn't caution they would not caution
Question would I caution?
Singular
1st person would I caution?
2nd person would you caution?
3rd person would he/she/it caution?
Plural
1st person would we caution?
2nd person would you caution?
3rd person would they caution?
Negative question wouldn't I caution?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I caution? would I not caution?
2nd person wouldn't you caution? would you not caution?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it caution? would he/she/it not caution?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we caution? would we not caution?
2nd person wouldn't you caution? would you not caution?
3rd person wouldn't they caution? would they not caution?
Present continuous I'm cautioning
Positive I'm cautioning
Singular
1st person I'm cautioning I am cautioning
2nd person you're cautioning you are cautioning
3rd person he/she/it's cautioning he/she/it is cautioning
Plural
1st person we're cautioning we are cautioning
2nd person you're cautioning you are cautioning
3rd person they're cautioning they are cautioning
Negative I'm not cautioning
Singular
1st person I'm not cautioning I am not cautioning
2nd person you aren't cautioning you're not cautioning you are not cautioning
3rd person he/she/it isn't cautioning he/she/it's not cautioning he/she/it is not cautioning
Plural
1st person we aren't cautioning we're not cautioning we are not cautioning
2nd person you aren't cautioning you're not cautioning you are not cautioning
3rd person they aren't cautioning they're not cautioning they are not cautioning
Question am I cautioning?
Singular
1st person am I cautioning?
2nd person are you cautioning?
3rd person is he/she/it cautioning?
Plural
1st person are we cautioning?
2nd person are you cautioning?
3rd person are they cautioning?
Negative question aren't I cautioning?
Singular
1st person aren't I cautioning? am I not cautioning?
2nd person aren't you cautioning? are you not cautioning?
3rd person isn't he/she/it cautioning? is he/she/it not cautioning?
Plural
1st person aren't we cautioning? are we not cautioning?
2nd person aren't you cautioning? are you not cautioning?
3rd person aren't they cautioning? are they not cautioning?
Past continuous I was cautioning
Positive I was cautioning
Singular
1st person I was cautioning
2nd person you were cautioning
3rd person he/she/it was cautioning
Plural
1st person we were cautioning
2nd person you were cautioning
3rd person they were cautioning
Negative I wasn't cautioning
Singular
1st person I wasn't cautioning I was not cautioning
2nd person you weren't cautioning you were not cautioning
3rd person he/she/it wasn't cautioning he/she/it was not cautioning
Plural
1st person we weren't cautioning we were not cautioning
2nd person you weren't cautioning you were not cautioning
3rd person they weren't cautioning they were not cautioning
Question was I cautioning?
Singular
1st person was I cautioning?
2nd person were you cautioning?
3rd person was he/she/it cautioning?
Plural
1st person were we cautioning?
2nd person were you cautioning?
3rd person were they cautioning?
Negative question wasn't I cautioning?
Singular
1st person wasn't I cautioning? was I not cautioning?
2nd person weren't you cautioning? were you not cautioning?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it cautioning? was he/she/it not cautioning?
Plural
1st person weren't we cautioning? were we not cautioning?
2nd person weren't you cautioning? were you not cautioning?
3rd person weren't they cautioning? were they not cautioning?
Future continuous I'll be cautioning
Positive I'll be cautioning
Singular
1st person I'll be cautioning I will be cautioning
2nd person you'll be cautioning you will be cautioning
3rd person he/she/it'll be cautioning he/she/it will be cautioning
Plural
1st person we'll be cautioning we will be cautioning
2nd person you'll be cautioning you will be cautioning
3rd person they'll be cautioning they will be cautioning
Negative I won't be cautioning
Singular
1st person I won't be cautioning I will not be cautioning
2nd person you won't be cautioning you will not be cautioning
3rd person he/she/it won't be cautioning he/she/it will not be cautioning
Plural
1st person we won't be cautioning we will not be cautioning
2nd person you won't be cautioning you will not be cautioning
3rd person they won't be cautioning they will not be cautioning
Question will I be cautioning?
Singular
1st person will I be cautioning?
2nd person will you be cautioning?
3rd person will he/she/it be cautioning?
Plural
1st person will we be cautioning?
2nd person will you be cautioning?
3rd person will they be cautioning?
Negative question won't I be cautioning?
Singular
1st person won't I be cautioning? will I not be cautioning?
2nd person won't you be cautioning? will you not be cautioning?
3rd person won't he/she/it be cautioning? will he/she/it not be cautioning?
Plural
1st person won't we be cautioning? will we not be cautioning?
2nd person won't you be cautioning? will you not be cautioning?
3rd person won't they be cautioning? will they not be cautioning?
Conditional continuous I'd be cautioning
Positive I'd be cautioning
Singular
1st person I'd be cautioning I would be cautioning
2nd person you'd be cautioning you would be cautioning
3rd person he/she/it'd be cautioning he/she/it would be cautioning
Plural
1st person we'd be cautioning we would be cautioning
2nd person you'd be cautioning you would be cautioning
3rd person they'd be cautioning they would be cautioning
Negative I wouldn't be cautioning
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be cautioning I would not be cautioning
2nd person you wouldn't be cautioning you would not be cautioning
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be cautioning he/she/it would not be cautioning
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be cautioning we would not be cautioning
2nd person you wouldn't be cautioning you would not be cautioning
3rd person they wouldn't be cautioning they would not be cautioning
Question would I be cautioning?
Singular
1st person would I be cautioning?
2nd person would you be cautioning?
3rd person would he/she/it be cautioning?
Plural
1st person would we be cautioning?
2nd person would you be cautioning?
3rd person would they be cautioning?
Negative question wouldn't I be cautioning?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be cautioning? would I not be cautioning?
2nd person wouldn't you be cautioning? would you not be cautioning?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be cautioning? would he/she/it not be cautioning?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be cautioning? would we not be cautioning?
2nd person wouldn't you be cautioning? would you not be cautioning?
3rd person wouldn't they be cautioning? would they not be cautioning?
Present perfect I've cautioned
Positive I've cautioned
Singular
1st person I've cautioned I have cautioned
2nd person you've cautioned you have cautioned
3rd person he/she/it's cautioned he/she/it has cautioned
Plural
1st person we've cautioned we have cautioned
2nd person you've cautioned you have cautioned
3rd person they've cautioned they have cautioned
Negative I haven't cautioned
Singular
1st person I haven't cautioned I have not cautioned
2nd person you haven't cautioned you have not cautioned
3rd person he/she/it hasn't cautioned he/she/it has not cautioned
Plural
1st person we haven't cautioned we have not cautioned
2nd person you haven't cautioned you have not cautioned
3rd person they haven't cautioned they have not cautioned
Question have I cautioned?
Singular
1st person have I cautioned?
2nd person have you cautioned?
3rd person has he/she/it cautioned?
Plural
1st person have we cautioned?
2nd person have you cautioned?
3rd person have they cautioned?
Negative question haven't I cautioned?
Singular
1st person haven't I cautioned? have I not cautioned?
2nd person haven't you cautioned? have you not cautioned?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it cautioned? has he/she/it not cautioned?
Plural
1st person haven't we cautioned? have we not cautioned?
2nd person haven't you cautioned? have you not cautioned?
3rd person haven't they cautioned? have they not cautioned?
Past perfect I had cautioned
Positive I had cautioned
Singular
1st person I had cautioned
2nd person you had cautioned
3rd person he/she/it had cautioned
Plural
1st person we had cautioned
2nd person you had cautioned
3rd person they had cautioned
Negative I hadn't cautioned
Singular
1st person I hadn't cautioned I had not cautioned
2nd person you hadn't cautioned you had not cautioned
3rd person he/she/it hadn't cautioned he/she/it had not cautioned
Plural
1st person we hadn't cautioned we had not cautioned
2nd person you hadn't cautioned you had not cautioned
3rd person they hadn't cautioned they had not cautioned
Question had I cautioned?
Singular
1st person had I cautioned?
2nd person had you cautioned?
3rd person had he/she/it cautioned?
Plural
1st person had we cautioned?
2nd person had you cautioned?
3rd person had they cautioned?
Negative question hadn't I cautioned?
Singular
1st person hadn't I cautioned? had I not cautioned?
2nd person hadn't you cautioned? had you not cautioned?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it cautioned? had he/she/it not cautioned?
Plural
1st person hadn't we cautioned? had we not cautioned?
2nd person hadn't you cautioned? had you not cautioned?
3rd person hadn't they cautioned? had they not cautioned?
Future perfect I'll have cautioned
Positive I'll have cautioned
Singular
1st person I'll have cautioned I will have cautioned
2nd person you'll have cautioned you will have cautioned
3rd person he/she/it'll have cautioned he/she/it will have cautioned
Plural
1st person we'll have cautioned we will have cautioned
2nd person you'll have cautioned you will have cautioned
3rd person they'll have cautioned they will have cautioned
Negative I won't have cautioned
Singular
1st person I won't have cautioned I will not have cautioned
2nd person you won't have cautioned you will not have cautioned
3rd person he/she/it won't have cautioned he/she/it will not have cautioned
Plural
1st person we won't have cautioned we will not have cautioned
2nd person you won't have cautioned you will not have cautioned
3rd person they won't have cautioned they will not have cautioned
Question +'ll I have cautioned?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have cautioned? will I have cautioned?
2nd person +'ll you have cautioned? will you have cautioned?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have cautioned? will he/she/it have cautioned?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have cautioned? will we have cautioned?
2nd person +'ll you have cautioned? will you have cautioned?
3rd person +'ll they have cautioned? will they have cautioned?
Negative question won't I have cautioned?
Singular
1st person won't I have cautioned? will I not have cautioned?
2nd person won't you have cautioned? will you not have cautioned?
3rd person won't he/she/it have cautioned? will he/she/it not have cautioned?
Plural
1st person won't we have cautioned? will we not have cautioned?
2nd person won't you have cautioned? will you not have cautioned?
3rd person won't they have cautioned? will they not have cautioned?
Conditional perfect I'd have cautioned
Positive I'd have cautioned
Singular
1st person I'd have cautioned I would have cautioned
2nd person you'd have cautioned you would have cautioned
3rd person he/she/it'd have cautioned he/she/it would have cautioned
Plural
1st person we'd have cautioned we would have cautioned
2nd person you'd have cautioned you would have cautioned
3rd person they'd have cautioned they would have cautioned
Negative I wouldn't have cautioned
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have cautioned I would not have cautioned
2nd person you wouldn't have cautioned you would not have cautioned
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have cautioned he/she/it would not have cautioned
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have cautioned we would not have cautioned
2nd person you wouldn't have cautioned you would not have cautioned
3rd person they wouldn't have cautioned they would not have cautioned
Question would I have cautioned?
Singular
1st person would I have cautioned?
2nd person would you have cautioned?
3rd person would he/she/it have cautioned?
Plural
1st person would we have cautioned?
2nd person would you have cautioned?
3rd person would they have cautioned?
Negative question wouldn't I have cautioned?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have cautioned? would I not have cautioned?
2nd person wouldn't you have cautioned? would you not have cautioned?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have cautioned? would he/she/it not have cautioned?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have cautioned? would we not have cautioned?
2nd person wouldn't you have cautioned? would you not have cautioned?
3rd person wouldn't they have cautioned? would they not have cautioned?
Imperative caution!
Positive
you caution!
we let's caution!
Negative
you don't caution!
we let's not caution!
Examples caution examples
How do I use caution in a sentence?
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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