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precaution
Meaning: an action taken in advance to prevent harm or risk
precaution in a sentence
How precaution is used in real sentences:
As a precaution, the airline canceled flights ahead of the storm.
As a precaution against the approaching wildfire, the ranger closed the trail and evacuated the nearby campground overnight.
“Workers took a precaution whenever a forager returned: they cleaned the leaf before it reached the crop.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for precaution
Other words for precaution — safeguard and protection — carry the same meaning.
- safeguard
- protection
Where it comes from
From Latin praecautio 'a guarding beforehand'
Memory hook
PRE (before) + CAUTION — taking caution before something happens.
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