{
    "term": "caution",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; the fact of not taking any risks",
            "sensetop": "with caution",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**extreme/great caution**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Statistics should be treated with caution.",
                    "contextForm": "with caution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could find himself making enemies as well as friends unless he proceeds **with the utmost caution**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must stress the need for caution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The information on the website should be treated with some caution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The utmost caution must be exercised when handling explosives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They proceeded with due caution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We urge caution in the use of this medication."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "extra", "extreme"],
                "verb + caution": ["exercise", "take", "use"],
                "preposition": ["with caution"],
                "phrases": [
                    "err on the side of caution",
                    "the need for caution",
                    "sound a note of caution"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a warning that is given by the police to somebody who has committed a crime that is not too serious",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As a first offender, she got off with a caution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They let her off with a caution."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["formal"],
                "verb + caution": ["get off with", "receive", "give somebody"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a warning or a piece of advice about a possible danger or risk",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **word/note of caution**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some cautions must be mentioned—for example good tools are essential to do the job well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some cautions must be kept in mind when interpreting these results."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some companies have sounded a note of caution about the outlook for the second half of this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The board sounded a note of caution about the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would just like to add a word of caution."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːʃn/",
                "audio": "ca/caution/caution__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːʃn/",
                "audio": "ca/caution/caution__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting bail or a guarantee; now chiefly Scots and US): from Latin cautio(n-), from cavere ‘take heed’."
}