"caution" meaning in English

See caution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ [UK], /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/ [US] Audio: en-us-caution.ogg [US] Forms: caution [singular], cautions [plural]
enPR: kôshn [UK], käshn [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt.
    Sense id: simple-caution-en-noun-pUk1DtdP
  2. A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future.
    Sense id: simple-caution-en-noun-1n16JmoX
  3. A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest.
    Sense id: simple-caution-en-noun-v1Qp17IA Categories (other): Law

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ [UK], /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/ [US] Audio: en-us-caution.ogg [US] Forms: caution [canonical], cautions [third-person, singular], cautioned [past], cautioned [past, participle], cautioning [present, participle]
enPR: kôshn [UK], käshn [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To caution is to give a warning or advice.
    Sense id: simple-caution-en-verb-zOVoEjGU
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          "text": "The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop."
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