English Online Dictionary. What means caution? What does caution mean?
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1297 as Middle English caucioun (“bail, guarantee, pledge”), from Old French caution (“security, surety”), itself from Latin cautiō, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre (“be on one's guard”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôshn, IPA(key): /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
- (US) enPR: kôshn, IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) enPR: käshn, IPA(key): /ˈkɑʃ(ə)n/
- Rhymes: -ɔːʃən
Noun
caution (countable and uncountable, plural cautions)
- Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
- A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
- Security; guaranty; bail.
- (dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
- (law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
- (soccer) A yellow card.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:caution
Hyponyms
- precaution
Derived terms
Related terms
- caveat
Translations
Verb
caution (third-person singular simple present cautions, present participle cautioning, simple past and past participle cautioned)
- (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
- (soccer) To give a yellow card
Translations
Anagrams
- auction, tauonic
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cautiōnem, from cautus, past participle of caveō, cavēre (“be on one's guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.sjɔ̃/
Noun
caution f (plural cautions)
- caution, guaranty, bail
- deposit
- security deposit
Derived terms
- cautionnement m
- cautionner
Further reading
- “caution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- couinât
Norman
Etymology
From Old French caution, borrowed from Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.
Noun
caution f (plural cautions)
- (Jersey) deposit
- (Jersey, law) bail