[けいかい, keikai] (n, adj-no) (1) vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness; (vs) (2) to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against); (P) #6,296[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.]
1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.
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2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their
supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J.
H. Newman.
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2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good
or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions
against accident.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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: {precaution}, {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}, {precaution}, {care}, {forethought}]
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