precaution

Etymology
From, , from , ; +. See, and.

Noun

 * 1) Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
 * 2) * July 2, 1826,, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel
 * The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.
 * 1) A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
 * to take precautions against risks of accident
 * to take precautions against risks of accident

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃
 * Indonesian: langkah pencegahan
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin: provisio, provisio, provisio
 * Norwegian: sikkerhetsforanstaltning
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Väasecht
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: försiktighetsåtgärd,
 * Turkish:


 * Azerbaijani:, ehtiyat tədbiri
 * Bulgarian: предпазна мярка
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: antaŭrimedo
 * Finnish: varotoimi, varokeino, varotoimenpide
 * German:
 * Latin: provisio
 * Maori: whakatūpato
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, sikkerhetsforanstaltning
 * Nynorsk: forholdsregel
 * Persian: اقدام احتیاطی
 * Plautdietsch: Väasecht
 * Russian:


 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To warn or caution beforehand.
 * 2)  To take precaution against.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Maori: whakatūpato


 * Bulgarian: взимам мерки
 * Finnish: ryhtyä varotoimenpiteisiin