forecaution
Syllables: fore·cau·tion/fɔːrˈkɔːʃən/
forecaution noun: caution in advance; precaution.
Noun
forecaution (countable and uncountable, plural forecautions)
- Caution in advance; precaution.
- Again, on the contrary, however much forecaution may have been taken in preparing the patient for an operation, some general disturbance follows, […]1882, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Reports, Smith, Elder & Co., page 405
- […] that as nature had not given intelligence to these creatures, they cannot have the means of taking counsel together, of exercising forethought or forecaution, nor of learning any thing, […]1845, David Badham, Insect Life, William Blackwood and Sons, page 101
- A measure taken in advance to disallow misfortune; a precaution.
- […] to cure from the latter or effect, by a forecaution and prevention of its increaſe?1662, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Oriatrike, Or, Phyſick Refined, the Common Errors Therein Refuted, and the Whole Art Reformed & Rectified, page 394
- […] the result is worse, and serious breakage has occurred before the job was finished, due to settling of legs because no forecaution was taken to prevent it.1904, The Metal Worker, Plumber, and Steam Fitter, page 50
Verb
forecaution (third-person singular simple present forecautions, present participle forecautioning, simple past and past participle forecautioned)
- To warn or caution in advance.
- By Solomon, the Holy Spirit hath shewn and forecautioned us, saying, "And though they suffered torments in the sight of men, their hope is full of immortality. […]"1839, Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus, The Treatises of Caecilius Cyprianus, page 298
Forms of forecaution
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | forecautions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | forecautions |
| present participle | forecautioning |
| past participle | forecautioned |
| past | forecautioned |
Origin of forecaution
From fore- + caution. First attested in 1662.
Questions about forecaution
- What does forecaution mean?
- Forecaution means caution in advance; precaution.
- What part of speech is forecaution?
- Forecaution can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce forecaution?
- Forecaution is pronounced /fɔːrˈkɔːʃən/.
- What is the plural of forecaution?
- The plural of forecaution is forecautions.
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