Precaution

Noun

 * 1) Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
 * The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. -- John Henry Newman.
 * 1) A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against risks of accident.

Derived terms

 * precautionary

Verb

 * : To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
 * : To take precaution against. --John Dryden.

Adjectives for Precaution
commendable; polite; absolute; sure; obvious; ordinary; oratorical; futile; former; due; extraordinary; well-known; sensible; businesslike; lifesaving; vigilant; utmost; absurd; remarkably; sanitary; superfluous; vital; undue; attentive.

Verbs for Precaution
advocate—; disregard—; employ—; enforce —; exercise—; heed—; necessitate—; neglect—; observe—; omit—; shelve—; suggest —; urge—; view with—; —assures; — arms; —guards; —preestablishes.

Thesaurus
alertness, anticipation, apprehension, attention, canniness, care, caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, cover, discreetness, discretion, escape, forearming, forebode, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, forewarn, give advance notice, insurance, measures, portend, precautions, precautiousness, premonish, prenotify, preventive measure, prewarn, protection, providence, provision, prudence, safeguard, steps, steps and measures, tell in advance, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness

Etymology
From pr['e]cation,  praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum:; prae: + cavere:. See pre-, and caution.

Noun

 * Indonesian: langkah pencegahan
 * Latin:, ,


 * Turkish: önlem


 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:


 * Latin:


 * : voorzorg
 * : precauzione


 * : precaución

Verb

 * Finnish: ryhtyä varotoimenpiteisiin