caveat

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin caveat (“may he/she/it beware”), third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō (“to beware of”). Doublet of show, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkævɪæt/, /ˈkeɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæviɑt/, /-æt/, /ˈkɑviɑt/ Hyphenation: ca‧ve‧at === Noun === caveat (plural caveats) A warning. A qualification or exemption. Synonyms: stipulation, proviso, condition (law) A formal objection. (law) A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system. (law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === caveat (third-person singular simple present caveats, present participle caveating, simple past and past participle caveated) (transitive, regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso. (transitive, law) To formally object to something. (transitive, law, specifically) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system. (transitive, law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended. (transitive, obsolete) To warn or caution against some event. ==== Usage notes ==== The modern use of caveat as a verb meaning “to qualify with a proviso” is often considered awkward or improper. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== caveat emptor caveat lector caveat loan ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== caveating (noun) proviso === References === Bryan A. Garner, editor (2004), “caveat”, in Black's Law Dictionary, 8th edition, St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, →ISBN, page 236. Bryan A. Garner (2001), “caveat”, in A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 2nd edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140. === Further reading === caveat (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === vacate == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.we.at] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ve.at] === Verb === caveat third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kabeˈat/ [ka.β̞eˈat̪] Rhymes: -at Syllabification: ca‧ve‧at === Noun === caveat m (plural caveats) caveat