OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27842

precaution

/pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
precaución
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.
his life was saved by precaution
precaución
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.
to take precautions against risks of accident
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 27843

precaution

/pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
precaucionarse
To take precaution against.
Phrases