OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13962

caution

/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
advertencia
Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
have caution
take caution
caución • cautela • cuidado • precaución
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
The guideline expressed caution against excessive radiographic imaging.
caución • fianza
Security; guaranty; bail.
The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be vigorously prosecuted.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 13963

caution

/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
advertir
To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
In its May 1965 issue, Life magazine condemned skateboards as a “menace to limb and even to life,” and cautioned readers about riders who “take over the paths made for peaceful str…