precaution

n. முன்யோசனை, முன் எச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்கை.

Synonyms

forethought provision premunition anticipation prearrangement care providence

Antonyms

carelessness thoughtlessness improvidence

Pre*cau"tion, n. Etym: [F. précation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on one's guard. See Pre-, and Caution.] 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. J. H. Newman. 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. Pre*cau"tion, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. précautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. Locke. 2. To take precaution against. [R.] Dryden.

precaution - Similar Words

precation precautional precautionary prosecution predication precautious persecution imprecation deprecation apprecation