PRECAUTION

precaution

Noun

  1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
  2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
    to take precautions against risks of accident

Verb

  1. : To warn or caution beforehand. --.
  2. : To take precaution against. --.


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