precaution

noun

/prɪˈkɔːʃn/

[usually plural]

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precaution (against something) something that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger
- safety precautions
- precautions against fire
- You must take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family.
- I'll keep the letter as a precaution.
Extra Examples
- I took the precaution of turning the water supply off first.
- She had to stay in hospital overnight, just as a precaution.
- We take every precaution to ensure that you have a comfortable journey.
- You'll be quite safe if you observe certain basic precautions.
- a precaution against customers who try to leave without paying
- the need to take great precautions to protect sources
- Residents have a responsibility to take adequate precautions against fire.
- Serious injury can occur if proper safety precautions are not followed.
Topics Dangerc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sensible
- wise
- adequate
- …
verb + precaution
- follow
- observe
- take
- …
preposition
- as a precaution
- precaution against
- precaution for
- …
See full entry
precautions
[plural] a way of referring to contraception
- We didn't take any precautions and I got pregnant.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘prudent foresight’): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae ‘before’ + cavere ‘take heed, beware of’.

单词	precaution
释义	precaution noun /prɪˈkɔːʃn/ /prɪˈkɔːʃn/ [usually plural] jump to other results precaution (against something) something that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger safety precautions precautions against fire You must take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family. I'll keep the letter as a precaution. Extra Examples I took the precaution of turning the water supply off first. She had to stay in hospital overnight, just as a precaution. We take every precaution to ensure that you have a comfortable journey. You'll be quite safe if you observe certain basic precautions. a precaution against customers who try to leave without paying the need to take great precautions to protect sources Residents have a responsibility to take adequate precautions against fire. Serious injury can occur if proper safety precautions are not followed. Topics Dangerc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sensible wise adequate … verb + precaution follow observe take … preposition as a precaution precaution against precaution for … See full entry precautions [plural] a way of referring to contraception We didn't take any precautions and I got pregnant. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘prudent foresight’): from French précaution, from late Latin praecautio(n-), from Latin praecavere, from prae ‘before’ + cavere ‘take heed, beware of’.
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