caution

Roget-categorie 864

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.3. Prospective affections

#864. Caution

zelfstandig naamwoord

caution — cautiousness etc. adj. — discretion, prudence, cautel^†, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation.
foresight etc. 510 — vigilance etc. 459 — warning etc. 668.
coolness etc. adj. — self-possession, self-command — presence of mind, sang froid [Fr.] — well-regulated mind — worldly wisdom, Fabian policy.

werkwoord

be cautious etc. adj. — take care, take heed, take good care — have a care mind, what one is about — be on one's guard etc. (keep watch) 459 — make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]. bespeak etc. (be early) 132.
think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth — feel one's ground, feel one's way — see how the land lies etc. (foresight) 510 — wait to see how the cat jumps — bridle one's tongue — reculer pour mieux sauter etc. (prepare) 673 [Fr.] — let well alone, let well enough alone — let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.], don't wake a sleeping cat.
keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters — keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof — keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.
husband one's resources etc. 636.
caution etc. (warn) 668.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

cautious, wary, guarded — on one's guard etc. (watchful) 459 — cavendo tutus [Lat.] — in medio tutissimus [Lat.] — vigilant.
careful, heedful — cautelous^†, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic — sure-footed etc. (skillful) 698.
unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed — overcautious.

bijwoord

cautiously etc. adj..

tussenwerpsel

have a care!,

uitdrukking

timeo Danaos [Lat.] [Vergil]; festina lente [Lat.].
ante victoriam ne canas triumphum [Lat.], don't sing out victory before the triumph — give, every man thine ear but few thy voice" [Hamlet]; he who laughs last laughs best, il rit bien qui rit le dernier [Fr.] — ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no veas [Sp.] — nescit vox missa reverti [Lat.] [Horace]; love all, trust a few" [All's Well]; noli irritare leones [Lat.] — safe bind safe find — if it ain't broke, don't fix it" [Bert Lance].

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