caution (redirected from cautioned against)

cau·tion  (kôshn)

n.

1.

a. Careful forethought to avoid danger or harm.

b. Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk: The car proceeded over the rickety bridge with caution.

2. Prudence or restraint in action or decision: advised caution in choosing a school.

3. A warning or admonishment, especially to take heed: I received a caution from the doctor about fat in my diet.

4. A cautious action; a precaution: The climbers took the necessary cautions in preparing for the ascent.

5. Informal One that is striking or alarming.

tr.v. cau·tioned, cau·tion·ing, cau·tions

To advise to take heed; warn or admonish.

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[Middle English caucioun, from Old French caution, from Latin cauti, cautin-, from cautus, past participle of cavre, to take care.]

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caution [ˈkɔːʃən]

n

1. care, forethought, or prudence, esp in the face of danger; wariness

2. something intended or serving as a warning; admonition

3. (Law) Law chiefly Brit a formal warning given to a person suspected or accused of an offence that his words will be taken down and may be used in evidence

4. (Law) a notice entered on the register of title to land that prevents a proprietor from disposing of his land without a notice to the person who entered the caution

5. Informal an amusing or surprising person or thing she's a real caution

vb

1. (tr) to urge or warn (a person) to be careful

2. (Law) (tr) Law chiefly Brit to give a caution to (a person)

3. (intr) to warn, urge, or advise he cautioned against optimism

[from Old French, from Latin cautiō, from cavēre to beware]

cautioner  n

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Caution 

See Also: BEHAVIOR

1. Cagey as a feral cat —John Yount
2. Careful as a cat walking on eggshells —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
3. Carries it [a plant] as if it’s made of Steuben glass —Ann Beattie
4. Carry … like a hot tureen —Eudora Welty
5. Caution flowed over the [telephone] wire like a wave —Robert M. Coates
6. Caution, like that of a wild beast that is fierce but feeble or like that of an insect whose little fragment of earth has given way, and made it pause in a palsy of distrust —George Eliot
7. Cautious as a burglar walking over a tin roof in cowhide boots —Wallace Irwin
8. Cautious as a good housekeeper —Honore de Balzac
9. Cautious as a tightrope walker with a severe itch —Anon

   This is yet another perversion of the popular “Busy as a one-armed paperhanger” comparison.

   See Also: BUSYNESS

10. Cautious as his gray suit —John Dancy, NBC-TV, about Robert Gates at CIA confirmation hearings, April, 1987
11. Cautiously, like a man handling sixteenth-century lace —Roald Dahl
12. Choosy as a stud in a harem —Mike Sommer
13. Discreet … as if you’re trying to tail yourself —William Mcllvanney
14. Going as if he trod upon eggs —Robert Burton
15. Like a weight-watcher at the feast of San Gennaro, I just nibbled a bit —Lenoard M. Heine, Jr., commenting on his cautious stock purchases when others were investing freely, quoted Wall Street Journal column by Vartanig G. Vartan, January 19, 1987
16. Peeped out carefully like a mole from its hole —Derek Walcott
17. Picked up the pieces as carefully as if they were cuttings from the Koh-i-noor —Israel Zangwill
18. Picking his words like a man making his way through a minefield —Donald Seaman
19. Progressed like a man tracing and following a chalk line —Frank Swinnerton
20. A prudent man is like a pin; his head prevents him from going too far —Anon
21. Should be used with discretion, like cayenne pepper —Anon
22. So wary that he sleeps like a hare, with his eyes open —Thomas Fuller
23. Timid as hares —Anton Chekhov
24. To take all you want is never as good as to stop when you should —Lao Tzu
25. (We must) treat him like Dresden china —Nikolai V. Gogol
26. Wary as a blind horse —Thomas Fuller
27. Wary as a pickpocket’s confidence that the policeman on the beat will stay bought —H. L. Mencken

    This is slightly changed from Mencken’s original words which identified the pickpocket as an American.

28. Watched what he said as carefully as if he were in court —John Updike

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caution - the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution" carefulness, cautiousness attentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attention incaution, incautiousness - the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
	2.	caution - a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices" caveat warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
	3.	caution - judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" care, forethought, precaution judiciousness - good judgment
	4.	caution - the trait of being circumspect and prudent circumspection precaution - the trait of practicing caution in advance chariness, wariness - the trait of being cautious and watchful discernment, discretion - the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
Verb	1.	caution - warn strongly; put on guard           monish, admonish warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

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caution

noun

1. care, discretion, heed, prudence, vigilance, alertness, forethought, circumspection, watchfulness, belt and braces, carefulness, heedfulness Drivers are urged to exercise extreme caution in icy weather.
care daring, carelessness, recklessness, imprudence, rashness

2. reprimand, warning, injunction, admonition The others got off with a caution but I was fined.

verb

warn, urge, advise, alert, tip off, forewarn, put you on your guard Banks caution young couples against opening joint bank accounts. reprimand, warn, admonish, give an injunction to The two men were cautioned but the police say they will not be charged.

Proverbs
"You should know a man seven years before you stir his fire"
"Once bitten, twice shy"

Translations

caution [ˈkɔːʃən]

A. N

1. (= care) → cautela f, prudencia f
"caution!" (Aut) → ¡cuidado!, ¡precaución!
proceed with caution → actúe con precaución
to throw caution to the winds → abandonar la prudencia

2. (= warning) → advertencia f, aviso m (Brit) (Police) → amonestación f

3. he's a caution (o.f.) (= amusing) → es un tío divertidísimo; (= odd) → es un tío muy raro

B. VT to caution sb (Brit) (Police) → amonestar a algn
to caution sb against doing sth → advertir a algn que no haga algo

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caution [ˈkɔːʃ^ən]

n

(= care) → prudence f
to throw caution to the wind → oublier toute prudence

(= warning) (from the police, the authorities) → avertissement m

vt

(= warn) → avertir, donner un avertissement à

[police] mettre en garde un suspect, au moment de son arrestation, que tout ce qu'il dira pourra être retenu contre lui

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caution

n

(= circumspection) → Vorsicht f, → Umsicht f, → Bedacht m; “caution!” → „Vorsicht!“; to act with caution → umsichtig or mit Bedacht vorgehen, Vorsicht walten lassen

(= warning) → Warnung f; (official) → Verwarnung f

(inf) to be a real caution → zum Piepen sein (inf)

vt to caution somebody → jdn warnen (→ against vor +dat); (officially) → jdn verwarnen; to caution somebody against doing something → jdn davor warnen, etw zu tun

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caution [ˈkɔːʃ/ən]

1. n (care) → attenzione f, prudenza; (warning) → avvertimento, ammonizione f; (from police) → diffida

2. vt to caution sb (subj, official) → ammonire qn; (policeman) → diffidare qn
to caution sb against doing sth → diffidare qn dal fare qc

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caution

n caution [ˈkoːʃən]

1 carefulness (because of possible danger etc) Exercise caution when crossing this road. versigtigheid, omsigtigheid احْتِراسٌ، حَذَرٌ внимание opatrnost forsigtighed die Vorsicht προσοχή, προφύλαξη cautela, precaución, prudencia ettevaatus احتیاط varovaisuus prudence זְהִירוּת सावधानी oprez óvatosság berhati-hati gætni, varfærni cautela, prudenza 用心 주의 atsargumas piesardzība dengan berhati-hati voorzichtigheid forsiktighet, varsomhet ostrożność cuidado prudenţă осторожность opatrnosť previdnost oprez försiktighet ความระมัดระวัง dikkat, özen, ihtimam 小心 обережність; обачність احتیاط کا رویہ sự thận trọng 小心

2 in law, a warning The policeman gave him a caution for speeding. waarskuwing تَحْذيرٌ предупреждение varování, výstraha advarsel die Warnung σύσταση advertencia hoiatus هشدار؛ تذکر varoitus avertissement אַזהָרָה चेतावनी opreznost figyelmeztetés peringatan áminning avvertimento, ammonimento 警告 경고 įspėjimas brīdinājums memperingatkan waarschuwing advarsel ostrzeżenie repreensão avertisment предупреждение výstraha opomin opomena varning, tillrättavisning การตักเตือน uyarı, ikaz 警告 застереження, попередження تنبیہہ ، آگاہی cảnh cáo 警告

v

to give a warning to He was cautioned for drunken driving. waarsku يُحَذِّرُ предупреждавам varovat advare (ver-)warnen προειδοποιώ advertir hoiatust tegema هشدار دادن؛ تذکر دادن varoittaa avertir לְהַזהִיר चेतावनी देना upozoriti figyelmeztet memperingatkan áminna avvertire 警告する 경고를 주다 įspėti brīdināt amaran waarschuwen advare, bli advart ostrzegać repreender a avertiza делать предупреждение varovať opomniti opomenuti varna, tillrättavisa เตือน uymak, ikaz etmek 警告 робити попередження خبردار کرنا cảnh báo 警告

adj cautionary

waarskuwend تَحْذيري، تَنْبيهِي предупредителен varovný, výstražný advarende; advarsels- vorsichtig προειδοποιητικός aleccionador hoiatav هشدار آمیز varoittava d'avertissement מַתרֶה सलाह या चेतावनी upozorenje figyelmeztető peringatan aðvörunar- ammonitore 警告の 경계의, 경고의 pamokomas, įspėjantis brīdinošs peringatan waarschuwend advarende ostrzegawczy acautelador de avertisment предупреждающий výstražný opozorilen opominjući varnande, varnings- ที่ให้คำแนะนำหรือคำเตือน uyarıcı, ikaz edici 告誡的 попереджувальний, застережний ہوشیاری، تنبیہی ، چوکسی để báo trước 告诫的

adj cautious

having or showing caution; careful She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver. versigtig; behoedsaam; omsigtig حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس предпазлив opatrný, obezřetný forsigtig vorsichtig προσεκτικός cauteloso, prudente, cauto ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudent זָהִיר सावधान, चौकस oprezan óvatos hati-hati varfærinn cauto, prudente 用心深い 신중한 atsargus piesardzīgs waspada voorzichtig, behoedzaam forsiktig, forbeholden ostrożny cuidadoso pru­dent, precaut осторожный opatrný previden oprezan försiktig ซึ่งรอบคอบ dikkatli, tedbirli 謹慎的 обережний; передбачливий چوکنا ، خبردار cẩn trọng 谨慎的

adv cautiously

versigtig بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس предпазливо opatrně forsigtigt; varsomt vorsichtig προσεκτικά prudentemente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovaisesti prudemment בִּזהִירוּת सावधानीपूर्वक oprezan óvatosan berhati-hati varfærnislega prudentemente 用心して 신중히 atsargiai piesardzīgi dengan berwaspada voorzichtig, behoedzaam forsiktig, forbeholdent ostrożnie cuidadosamente prudent, cu grijă осторожно opatrne previdno oprezno försiktigt อย่างรอบคอบ dikkatlice, ihtiyatla 謹慎地 обережно; передбачливо احتیاط سے một cách cẩn trọng 谨慎地

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caution → حَذَر opatrnost forsigtighed Vorsicht σύνεση cautela varovaisuus prudence oprez cauzione 注意 조심 waarschuwing varsomhet ostrożność cautela осторожность försiktighet การตักเตือน önlem sự thận trọng 小心