cautions

We have found lemma(root) word of cautions : caution.

Definitions


[ˈkɔːʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- care taken to avoid danger or mistakes
(e.g: anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution)

- an amusing or surprising person
(e.g: ‘You're a caution, you are,’ she said)


Phrases:
- err on the side of caution
- throw caution to the wind
- under caution

Origin:
Middle English (denoting bail or a guarantee; now chiefly Scots and US): from Latin cautio(n-), from cavere ‘take heed’


[ˈkɔːʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- say something as a warning
(e.g: the Chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained)


Phrases:
- err on the side of caution
- throw caution to the wind
- under caution

Origin:
Middle English (denoting bail or a guarantee; now chiefly Scots and US): from Latin cautio(n-), from cavere ‘take heed’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries