Definizione monolingua

precaution

precaution (third-person singular simple present precautions, present participle precautioning, simple past and past participle precautioned)

1. (transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
2. (transitive, rare): To take precaution against. --John Dryden.

precaution (plural precautions)

1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

   The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. -- John Henry Newman.

2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against risks of accident.

Definizione dizionario precaution

precauzione

prudenza

Altri significati:

A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success.

A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success

Previous caution or care

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

(transitive, rare): To take precaution against. --John Dryden.

(transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.

A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against risks of accident.