caveat
/K EY1 V IY0 AE0 T/noun
- 1
A warning.
โThere is at least one caveat in cultivation: youโll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiแนฃajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.โ
- 2
A qualification or exemption.
โHe gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.โ
- 3
A formal objection.
- 4
A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
verb
- 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.
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