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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrecaution
/prɪˈkɔːʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
"He took the precaution of locking the safe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio-, from praecaut- 'guarded against beforehand', from the verb praecavere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Precaution" is said worldwide
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précaution
Transliteration: précaution
"Il a pris des précautions avant de partir."
Vorsichtsmaßnahme
Transliteration: Vorsichtsmassnahme
"Das ist eine reine Vorsichtsmaßnahme."
precauzione
Transliteration: precauzione
"Prendere le dovute precauzioni è fondamentale."
precaución
Transliteration: precaución
"Tomó precauciones contra el frío."
precaução
Transliteration: precaução
"Devemos tomar precauções antes da viagem."
सावधानी
Transliteration: savadhani
"सुरक्षा के लिए सावधानी बरतना जरूरी है।"
预防措施
Transliteration: yùfáng cuòshī
"我们采取了必要的预防措施。"
예방책
Transliteration: yebangchaek
"안전을 위해 예방책을 세워야 합니다."
予防措置
Transliteration: yobō sochi
"万全の予防措置を講じました。"
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