precaution

  1. Noun.  Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
  2. Noun.  A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against risks of accident.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) : To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, rare) : To take precaution against. --John Dryden.

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