forecaution en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɔːrˈkɔːʃən/
Etymology
From fore- + caution. First attested in 1662.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable) Caution in advance; precaution.
Again, on the contrary, however much forecaution may have been taken in preparing the patient for an operation, some general disturbance follows, […]
1882, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Reports, Smith, Elder & Co., page 405:They had at their disposal all the terrible enginery of secret murder, against which no human forecaution can effectually guard.
1881, Frank Leslie, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, page 644:[…] that as nature had not given intelligence to these creatures, they cannot have the means of taking counsel together, of exercising forethought or forecaution, nor of learning any thing, […]
1845, David Badham, Insect Life, William Blackwood and Sons, page 101:
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(archaic, countable) A measure taken in advance to disallow misfortune; a precaution.
[…] the result is worse, and serious breakage has occurred before the job was finished, due to settling of legs because no forecaution was taken to prevent it.
1904, The Metal Worker, Plumber, and Steam Fitter, page 50:[…] to cure from the latter or effect, by a forecaution and prevention of its increaſe?
1662, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Oriatrike, Or, Phyſick Refined, the Common Errors Therein Refuted, and the Whole Art Reformed & Rectified, page 394:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forecautions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |