What part of speech is precaution?

Precaution can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. precaution is a verb, present, 1st person singular of precaution (infinitive).
2. precaution is a verb (infinitive).
3. precaution is a noun, singular of precautions.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) precaution

precaution / precautions

precautioned

precautioned

precautioning

Infinitive: (to) precaution
Present: precaution / precautions
Simple Past: precautioned
Past Participle: (have) precautioned
Gerund: precautioning

Noun

Singular

Plural
precaution

precautions

Singular: precaution
Plural: precautions

What does precaution mean?

Definitions

Verb
precaution - To warn or caution beforehand. -- Locke.
precaution - To take precaution against. --John Dryden .
Noun
precaution - a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
precaution - the trait of practicing caution in advance
precaution - judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

Examples of precaution

#		Sentence
1.	noun	He put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution.
2.	noun	<precaution and never went out save with his satellite Lucas, or Lopez as he was known in the days of his greatness.
3.	noun	As a last precaution, I put a flashlight into my pack.
4.	noun	As a precaution against infection, please put on the face mask provided to you.
5.	noun	It's just a precaution.
6.	noun	We have to take every precaution.
7.	noun	We took every precaution.
8.	noun	That seems to be a sensible precaution.
9.	noun	This is just a precaution.
10.	noun	We'll take every precaution.
11.	noun	It was a wise precaution.
12.	noun	Every precaution has been taken.
13.	noun	Every precaution is being taken.
14.	noun	As an extra precaution, Fadil installed surveillance cameras outside his house.
15.	noun	Sami took every precaution that he could.

Sentence
noun
He put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution.
<precaution and never went out save with his satellite Lucas, or Lopez as he was known in the days of his greatness.
As a last precaution, I put a flashlight into my pack.
As a precaution against infection, please put on the face mask provided to you.
It's just a precaution.
We have to take every precaution.
We took every precaution.
That seems to be a sensible precaution.
This is just a precaution.
We'll take every precaution.
It was a wise precaution.
Every precaution has been taken.
Every precaution is being taken.
As an extra precaution, Fadil installed surveillance cameras outside his house.
Sami took every precaution that he could.

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