​being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks. The government has been cautious in its response to ...

being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks The government has been cautious in its response to the ...

cautiously · ​carefully, especially in order to avoid danger, mistakes or risks. She looked cautiously around and then walked away from the house. to move/ ...

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cautious. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

[uncountable] care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; the fact of not taking any risks. extreme/great caution; with caution Statistics ...

​[intransitive, transitive] to warn somebody about the possible dangers or problems of something. caution against (doing) something I would caution against ...

to warn someone about the possible dangers or problems of something; caution against something; I would caution against getting too involved.

the quality or habit of being careful about what you say or do, especially to avoid danger, mistakes or risks

7 дней назад · not acting quickly in order to avoid risks; careful: Most doctors are cautious about advising you to have surgery.

to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.