Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to precaution
Participle: precautioned
Gerund: precautioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | precaution |
| you | precaution |
| he;she;it | precautions |
| we | precaution |
| you | precaution |
| they | precaution |
Perfect
| I | have precautioned |
| you | have precautioned |
| he;she;it | has precautioned |
| we | have precautioned |
| you | have precautioned |
| they | have precautioned |
Past
| I | precautioned |
| you | precautioned |
| he;she;it | precautioned |
| we | precautioned |
| you | precautioned |
| they | precautioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had precautioned |
| you | had precautioned |
| he;she;it | had precautioned |
| we | had precautioned |
| you | had precautioned |
| they | had precautioned |
Future
| I | will precaution |
| you | will precaution |
| he;she;it | will precaution |
| we | will precaution |
| you | will precaution |
| they | will precaution |
Future Perfect
| I | will have precautioned |
| you | will have precautioned |
| he;she;it | will have precautioned |
| we | will have precautioned |
| you | will have precautioned |
| they | will have precautioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | precaution |
| you | precaution |
| he;she;it | precaution |
| we | precaution |
| you | precaution |
| they | precaution |
Perfect
| I | have precautioned |
| you | have precautioned |
| he;she;it | have precautioned |
| we | have precautioned |
| you | have precautioned |
| they | have precautioned |
Imperfect
| I | precautioned |
| you | precautioned |
| he;she;it | precautioned |
| we | precautioned |
| you | precautioned |
| they | precautioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had precautioned |
| you | had precautioned |
| he;she;it | had precautioned |
| we | had precautioned |
| you | had precautioned |
| they | had precautioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would precaution |
| you | would precaution |
| he;she;it | would precaution |
| we | would precaution |
| you | would precaution |
| they | would precaution |
Perfect
| I | would have precautioned |
| you | would have precautioned |
| he;she;it | would have precautioned |
| we | would have precautioned |
| you | would have precautioned |
| they | would have precautioned |
Imperative
| you | precaution |
| we | Let's precaution |
| you | precaution |
Verbs conjugated like 'precaution'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'precaution'
recaption,
caution,
overcaution,
preportion,
reauction,
caption,
fraction,
gradation,
miscaption,
oration,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1603, from Fr. précaution (16c.), from L.L. præcautionem (nom. præcautio), from L. præcautus, pp. of præcavere "to guard against beforehand," from præ + cavere "to be one's own guard" (see caution).
2. From French précaution, Latin praecautio, from praecavere, praecautum (“to guard against beforehand”); prae (“before”) + cavere (“be on one's guard”). See pre-, and caution.
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