Found 3 items, similar to Precaution.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: precaution tindakan pencegahan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: precaution precaution n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; “he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution”; “an insurance policy is a good safeguard”; “we let our guard down” [syn: safeguard, guard] 2: the trait of practicing caution in advance 3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; “he exercised caution in opening the door”; “he handled the vase with care” [syn: caution, care, forethought]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Precaution Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, 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. [1913 Webster] They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. [1913 Webster] Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]