Caution | Mean of caution in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːʃən/

• Noun
• care taken to avoid danger or risk
1. You should use caution when operating the electric saw.
2. He injected a note/word of caution in his talk.
3. Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.
4. Investors should exercise caution.
5. The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution.
• a warning telling someone to be careful
1. Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.
2. A note/word of caution: be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.
• a spoken official warning given to someone who has done something illegal but has not committed a serious crime
1. She was given a caution by the magistrate.

• to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure
1. After thinking about it for years, he finally threw/flung/cast caution to the wind, quit his job, and started his own company.
• Verb
• to warn or tell (someone) about a possible danger, problem, etc.
1. She cautioned me not to decide too quickly. = She cautioned (me) that I shouldn't decide too quickly.
2. Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.
3. “Don't decide too quickly,” she cautioned.
4. I would caution against getting involved with him.
• to give a caution to (someone)
1. He was cautioned for speeding.