precaution

About 2.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

   his life was saved by precaution

2. noun A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

   to take precautions against risks of accident

3. verb To warn or caution beforehand.
4. verb To take precaution against.

Similar words

caution forethought safeguard care cautionary wariness cautiousness circumspection warning vigilance

Often followed by

to of against is was in should and that

Word family

precautionary precautions