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cautions

cautions is the plural of caution.

cautions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caution.

Meaning of caution

Noun

caution (countable and uncountable, plural cautions)

  1. Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
    • take caution
  2. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
    • The guideline expressed caution against excessive radiographic imaging.
  3. Security; guaranty; bail.
    • The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be vigorously prosecuted.1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed...
  4. (dated) One who draws attention or causes astonishment by their behaviour.
    • Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.
  5. A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
  6. A yellow card.

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Phrases with cautions

Questions about cautions

What is cautions the plural of?
Cautions is the plural of caution.

Words near cautions in the dictionary

  1. cautioning
  2. cautionings
  3. cautionist
  4. cautionries
  5. cautionry
  6. cautions
  7. cautions to snakes
  8. cautious
  9. cautiouser
  10. cautiously
  11. cautiousness

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