Associations to the word «Precaution»

Wiktionary

PRECAUTION, noun. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
PRECAUTION, noun. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
PRECAUTION, verb. (transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
PRECAUTION, verb. (transitive) (rare): To take precaution against. --John Dryden.

Dictionary definition

PRECAUTION, noun. A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down".
PRECAUTION, noun. The trait of practicing caution in advance.
PRECAUTION, noun. Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats