Meaning

1 senses
  1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

    The port cities were quarantined as a precautionary measure, though no cases of the disease had been found.

    vorsorglich

More definitions
  • taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

Examples

6 sentences
  1. I would have to take precautionary steps to keep him out.

    Мені б довелося вжити запобіжних заходів, щоб не пускати його всередину. — tikan0

  2. It's just a precautionary measure.

    ruЭто всего лишь мера предосторожности. — marafon

    deDas ist nur eine Vorsichtsmaßnahme. — Plusquamperfekt

  3. The government is advising precautionary measures like not shaking hands and forgoing the traditional kiss on both cheeks.

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  4. Precautionary measures were unnecessary.

  5. The doctor administered a tetanus shot to Miroslav as a precautionary measure after the centipede bite.

Translations

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By meaning 1
of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution:

Forms

more precautionary, most precautionary

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure:precautional

Word family

3 related words

See also

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