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caveatca‧ve‧at /ˈkæviæt, ˈkeɪv-/ noun [countable]   caveatOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin ‘let him or her beware’, from cavere; ➔ CAUTION1 - But there are a variety of caveats in both laws.
- Catherine Destivelle issued a similar caveat from the floor about the situation in the Alps.
- Despite these caveats archive film is extremely useful.
- Still, it is the best information available, so with those caveats, the show goes on.
- With this caveat, some trends can be seen.
► warning something that you say or do to tell people about danger, or to tell them not to do something: · All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.· She ignored her parents' warnings.· The army issued a warning that anyone who was out on the streets after dark was likely to be shot. ► caution formal an official warning or a piece of advice telling you to be careful: · Caution: do not install electrical equipment near or around water sources.· The video begins with a caution that you must do some warm-up exercises first. ► tip-off informal a warning that someone is about to do something, especially one given to the police about a crime: · Police were called to the hotel after a tip-off. ► alert a warning to be ready for possible danger that may happen soon: · Twelve flood alerts have been issued to areas along the River Severn.· a fire alert· The ambulance services were on red alert (=they were ready to take action immediately). ► advisory formal an official warning or notice that gives information about a dangerous situation: · The air pollution gets so bad on some days that health advisories are posted at park entrances. ► caveat formal a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc. Also used when pointing out that it is important to remember something: · The woman was offered treatment, but with the caveat that it had only a 30% chance of success.· One caveat is that you must take the goods back to the shop within 14 days.· There is one important caveat to this argument. ADJECTIVE► important· An important caveat to this is that the agreement must be fair and reasonable.· Using consolidation to get rid of duplicative layers or segments is fine, with an important caveat.· But as Professor Smith himself notes, there is one important caveat to this argument. NOUN► emptor· The caveat emptor doctrine has been mitigated by the implied terms as to quality.· When it comes to polling, surveys, and public opinion research, caveat emptor is the rule, not the exception.· It is very much a case of caveat emptor.· My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware.· There's a legal term, caveat emptor, which means buyer beware, so when viewing it pays to be suspicious.· But caveat emptor, once you're home, you're on your own. formal a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etccaveat that She will be offered treatment, with the caveat that it may not work. |