HOW TO PRONOUNCE
caution
/ˈkɑʃən/
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What does caution mean?
noun
- 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.
More meanings (6)
noun
- A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
- A yellow card.
- (dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
verb
- To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
- To read someone their formal legal rights as part of a lawful arrest.
- To give a yellow card.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑʃən/
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With a last word of caution that he should say nothing as to our researches, we turned our faces westward once more.
Here this man was joined by a second, who walked with the same caution, then by a third, then by a fourth.
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Apostolic pardons are to be preached with caution, lest the people may falsely think them preferable to other good works of love.
For which everybody blamed Nicias, who, with his long reflection, his deliberateness, and his caution, had let slip the time for action.
Nor was this an unnecessary caution, as the occurrence and circumstances of more than one such fatality during our stay sufficiently testified.