precaution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: precaution	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for precaution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precaution n a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" Synonym(s): precaution, safeguard, guard the trait of practicing caution in advance judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" Synonym(s): caution, precaution, care, forethought
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr[82]cautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr[82]cation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on one's guard. See {Pre-}, and {Caution}.] 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J. H. Newman. 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.