Precaution vs Steps - What's the difference?
precaution | steps |
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
* John Henry Newman
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
(transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --.
(rare): To take precaution against. --.
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As nouns the difference between precaution and steps
is that precaution is precaution while steps is .As a verb steps is
(step).precaution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution .
- to take precautions against risks of accident