Cautious
adjective
Being careful about possible risks or problems.
You need to be extremely cautious when driving in bad weather.
Often appears as...
- be cautious
- extremely cautious
adjective
Not wishing to take risks.
She's a cautious investor who prefers to keep her money in bonds.
Often appears as...
- cautious investor
- cautious approach
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Approving
Academic
adjective
Being careful about possible risks or problems.
You need to be extremely cautious when driving in bad weather.
Often appears as...
- be cautious
- extremely cautious
adjective
Not wishing to take risks.
She's a cautious investor who prefers to keep her money in bonds.
Often appears as...
- cautious investor
- cautious approach
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Focus
Emphasizes avoiding harm or errors, especially in scenarios involving physical activity or operations.
The cautious worker always double-checked his equipment before starting his shift.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Awareness
Highlights the importance of being aware of surroundings, such as weather or crowd conditions.
Be more cautious at crowded events to avoid pickpockets.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Assumptions
Suggests not to take things for granted or make decisions based on incomplete info.
When meeting new clients, be cautious and don't assume their preferences.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Focus
Emphasizes avoiding harm or errors, especially in scenarios involving physical activity or operations.
The cautious worker always double-checked his equipment before starting his shift.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Awareness
Highlights the importance of being aware of surroundings, such as weather or crowd conditions.
Be more cautious at crowded events to avoid pickpockets.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Assumptions
Suggests not to take things for granted or make decisions based on incomplete info.
When meeting new clients, be cautious and don't assume their preferences.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Focus
Emphasizes avoiding harm or errors, especially in scenarios involving physical activity or operations.
The cautious worker always double-checked his equipment before starting his shift.
Pro Tip 2/3Environmental Awareness
Highlights the importance of being aware of surroundings, such as weather or crowd conditions.
Be more cautious at crowded events to avoid pickpockets.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Assumptions
Suggests not to take things for granted or make decisions based on incomplete info.
When meeting new clients, be cautious and don't assume their preferences.
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Video examples
Camp Skinhead? PIPE...
is cautious about who joins the club I look for you know basic physical conditioning they have to be a tough individual because that is the type of club we are again we're not just a political organization so that's very important and also you know sacrifice they have to show that they're willing to sacrifice for the club the men attend
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The pattern behind...
Your next decision could be the most important one of your life. Well, if you think that the rustle in the grass is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind, you've made an error in cognition, made a Type I error, false positive. But no harm. You just move away. You're more cautious. You're more vigilant.
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Blind Fishing for Mugger...
infrared light that we've got on top of the camera to begin with it's gonna be very cautious it's gonna be very very careful that nothing out here is any danger to it before it emerges and when it does that I'm really really hoping it's gonna pick up the scent of our bait
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Love and hormones PIPE...
found that region in the brain they like the familiar they're not scared but they're cautious they're calm is why you take something like prozac or paxil to drive up the serotonin system to make you calm er they follow the rules they respect authority they like plans and
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Is there a reproducibilit...
Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly.
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How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
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How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
just just be very cautious with with with permanent bands uh you know timeouts i think are better or uh than sort of permanent bands and um but just just in general like i said uh how how it won't be perfect but i
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The biology of our best...
to a million years before, everything in between. So what can we conclude at this point? Officially, it's complicated. Wow, that's really helpful. It's complicated, and you'd better be real careful, real cautious
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Elon Musk: The future...
but we're going to try seeing how fast we can make the pusher go if it's not pushing something. So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train
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Camp Skinhead? PIPE...
is cautious about who joins the club I look for you know basic physical conditioning they have to be a tough individual because that is the type of club we are again we're not just a political organization so that's very important and also you know sacrifice they have to show that they're willing to sacrifice for the club the men attend
Video examples
The pattern behind...
Your next decision could be the most important one of your life. Well, if you think that the rustle in the grass is a dangerous predator and it turns out it's just the wind, you've made an error in cognition, made a Type I error, false positive. But no harm. You just move away. You're more cautious. You're more vigilant.
Video examples
Blind Fishing for Mugger...
infrared light that we've got on top of the camera to begin with it's gonna be very cautious it's gonna be very very careful that nothing out here is any danger to it before it emerges and when it does that I'm really really hoping it's gonna pick up the scent of our bait
Video examples
Love and hormones PIPE...
found that region in the brain they like the familiar they're not scared but they're cautious they're calm is why you take something like prozac or paxil to drive up the serotonin system to make you calm er they follow the rules they respect authority they like plans and
Video examples
Is there a reproducibilit...
Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly.
Video examples
How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
Video examples
How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
just just be very cautious with with with permanent bands uh you know timeouts i think are better or uh than sort of permanent bands and um but just just in general like i said uh how how it won't be perfect but i
Video examples
The biology of our best...
to a million years before, everything in between. So what can we conclude at this point? Officially, it's complicated. Wow, that's really helpful. It's complicated, and you'd better be real careful, real cautious
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
but we're going to try seeing how fast we can make the pusher go if it's not pushing something. So we're cautiously optimistic we'll be able to be faster than the world's fastest bullet train
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Quote examples
Henry Sy
Chinese Businessman
Pride or ego is not important to me. What is more important is common sense, the welfare of the company, and the objective reality that we need to be cautious during difficult times. One should not make decisions based on emotions or ego.
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Karamo Brown
American Entertainer
The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and judge. We are a prideful people who believe that anything that will make us seem 'less than' should be hidden.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
My mother's side taught me to be a little bit afraid of everything. For a long time, I was quiet and cautious. But shyness makes you notice other people's excruciations and feel for them. I think that made a writer of me.
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Jesse Metcalfe
American Actor
Having a profile means you have to be cautious of who you let into your world, as you don't know if they're being genuine or not, but it's more that it can be a strain on your relationships.
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Ernst Zundel
German Activist
The reason why I have survived as long as I have survived is what my friends, comrades and supporters thought was an extraordinarily cautious approach.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
The higher truths are, the more cautious one must be with them; otherwise, they are converted into common things, and common things are not believed.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
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Annie Dillard
American Author
You can't test courage cautiously.
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Henry Sy
Chinese Businessman
Pride or ego is not important to me. What is more important is common sense, the welfare of the company, and the objective reality that we need to be cautious during difficult times. One should not make decisions based on emotions or ego.
Quote examples
Karamo Brown
American Entertainer
The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and judge. We are a prideful people who believe that anything that will make us seem 'less than' should be hidden.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
My mother's side taught me to be a little bit afraid of everything. For a long time, I was quiet and cautious. But shyness makes you notice other people's excruciations and feel for them. I think that made a writer of me.
Quote examples
Jesse Metcalfe
American Actor
Having a profile means you have to be cautious of who you let into your world, as you don't know if they're being genuine or not, but it's more that it can be a strain on your relationships.
Quote examples
Ernst Zundel
German Activist
The reason why I have survived as long as I have survived is what my friends, comrades and supporters thought was an extraordinarily cautious approach.
Quote examples
Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
The higher truths are, the more cautious one must be with them; otherwise, they are converted into common things, and common things are not believed.
Quote examples
Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.
Quote examples
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
Quote examples
Alexander Pope
English Poet
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
Quote examples
Annie Dillard
American Author
You can't test courage cautiously.
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