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caution

US /ˈkɑʃən/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please use caution when walking on the wet floor near the entrance.

Word Family

NounNoun
caution gốc cautious cautiousness
VerbVerb
caution gốc
AdjectiveAdj
cautious cautionary
AdverbAdv
cautiously

Synonyms

  • carethe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  • prudencediscretion in practical affairs
  • warninga message informing of danger

Collocations

  • Easy exercise caution on wet floors
    to exercise caution on wet floors, meaning to put to use
  • Medium caution employees against clicking links
    to caution employees against clicking links, meaning to warn strongly; put on guard
  • Hard proceed with utmost operational caution
    to proceed with utmost operational caution, meaning to continue talking; he continued
  • Very Hard throw all caution to the wind recklessly
    to throw all caution to the wind recklessly, meaning to propel through the air

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