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{
"term": "cautious",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks",
"sensetop": "cautious about somebody/somethingcautious about doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government has been cautious in its response to the report."
},
{
"text": "They've taken a very **cautious approach**."
},
{
"text": "They expressed cautious optimism about a solution to the crisis."
},
{
"text": "He was very cautious about committing himself to anything.",
"contextForm": "cautious about somebody/somethingcautious about doing something"
},
{
"text": "She accused the government of being unduly cautious."
},
{
"text": "He warned us to be cautious of accepting their statements as fact."
},
{
"text": "Her experiences have made her cautious."
},
{
"text": "What's made you so suddenly cautious?"
},
{
"text": "cautious about spending money"
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "get"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːʃəs/",
"audio": "ca/cautious/cautious__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɔːʃəs/",
"audio": "ca/cautious/cautious__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from caution, on the pattern of pairs such as ambition, ambitious."
}