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# cautious

adjective (cautious; more cautious, most cautious)

«cautious» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Careful to avoid danger, risks or mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#m1)
2. Slow to decide or to trust, as in «cautious about strangers». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons it describes good behaviour: be cautious near roads, water, fire and online. In stories it tells the reader a character is careful, maybe nervous. In maths and science, a cautious estimate is a careful one that does not overclaim. Phrases: «be cautious about», «cautious optimism».

### Examples

- Be cautious when crossing a busy road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x1)
- The cat was cautious around the new puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x2)
- She is cautious about talking to strangers online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x3)
- He took a cautious step onto the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x4)
- The cautious driver slowed down in the fog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x5)
- Scientists were cautious about the early results. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x6)
- My cautious guess is about 50 sweets in the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x7)
- The Fox came too, but he was very cautious about it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/#x8)

### Note

Adjective. Adverb: cautiously; noun: caution. Spelling: c-a-u-t-i-o-u-s, with «au» and «-tious». Opposites: careless, reckless, bold.

## In Jewish tradition

In safety lessons it describes good behaviour: be cautious near roads, water, fire and online. In stories it tells the reader a character is careful, maybe nervous. In maths and science, a cautious estimate is a careful one that does not overclaim. Phrases: «be cautious about», «cautious optimism».

### Note

Adjective. Adverb: cautiously; noun: caution. Spelling: c-a-u-t-i-o-u-s, with «au» and «-tious». Opposites: careless, reckless, bold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cautious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cautious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cautious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cautious.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cautious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cautious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cautious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cautious.html) on Mova free.