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Meaning of caveat

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

caveat

Pronunciation:/ˈkeɪ-//-æt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A warning.

    Example: There is at least one caveat in cultivation: you’ll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.

  2. A qualification or exemption.

    Example: He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.

  3. A formal objection.

  4. A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

verb

Definitions

  1. To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.

  2. To formally object to something.

  3. To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.

  4. To warn or caution against some event.