Phrase guide

be careful

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Used to warn someone to proceed with caution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

101 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: キピㇷ゚ (kipip) — proceed with caution
  • Basque: kontu egin — proceed with caution
  • Catalan: vagin amb compte — proceed with caution
  • Catalan: aneu amb compte — proceed with caution
  • Catalan: vés amb compte — proceed with caution
  • Chinese Cantonese: 小心 (siu2 sam1) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese Cantonese: 好聲 /好声 (hou2 seng1) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese: 較細膩 /较细腻 (khà sòe-lī / khah sòe-lī / khah sè-jī / khah sòe-jī) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese: 較斟酌咧 /较斟酌咧 (khà chim-chiok-lé / khà chim-chiok-lér / khà chim-chiok-le̍h / khah chim-chiok-le̍h / khah chim-chiok-leh / khah chim-chiok-teh / khah chim-chiak-teh) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese: 慢慢行 (bān-bān kiân) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese: 慢慢仔行 (bān-bān-á kiân) — proceed with caution
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小心 (xiǎoxīn) — proceed with caution
  • Danish: vær forsigtig — proceed with caution
  • Danish: pas godt på — proceed with caution
  • Dutch: pas op — proceed with caution
  • Dutch: kijk uit — proceed with caution
  • Dutch: wees voorzichtig — proceed with caution
  • Estonian: olge ettevaatlik — proceed with caution
  • Estonian: ole ettevaatlik — proceed with caution
  • Faroese: ansa eftir — proceed with caution
  • Faroese: ansið eftir — proceed with caution
  • Finnish: ole varovainen — proceed with caution
  • French: soyez prudent — proceed with caution
  • French: soyez prudente — proceed with caution
  • French: sois prudent — proceed with caution
  • French: sois prudente — proceed with caution
  • Galician: teña coidado — proceed with caution
  • Georgian: ნელა ნელა (nela nela) — proceed with caution
  • German: seien Sie vorsichtig — proceed with caution
  • German: seid vorsichtig — proceed with caution
  • German: sei vorsichtig — proceed with caution
  • German: vorsichtig! — proceed with caution
  • Hebrew: היזהר (hizahér) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: संभालो (sambhālo) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: संभालिए (sambhālie) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: ध्यान रखो (dhyān rakho) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: ध्यान रखों (dhyān rakhõ) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: ध्यान रखे (dhyān rakhe) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: ध्यान रखें (dhyān rakhẽ) — proceed with caution
  • Hindi: ध्यान रखिए (dhyān rakhie) — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: vigyázzon — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: vigyázz — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: vigyázzanak — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: vigyázzatok — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: legyen óvatos — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: légy óvatos — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: legyenek óvatosak — proceed with caution
  • Hungarian: legyetek óvatosak — proceed with caution
  • Ido: esez sorgema — proceed with caution
  • Indonesian: hati-hati — proceed with caution
  • Indonesian: awas — proceed with caution
  • Irish: fainic — proceed with caution
  • Irish: seachain — proceed with caution
  • Irish: tabhair aire — proceed with caution
  • Italian: attento — proceed with caution
  • Italian: stai attento — proceed with caution
  • Italian: procedi con cautela — proceed with caution
  • Italian: fare attenzione — proceed with caution
  • Japanese: 注意して(ください) — proceed with caution
  • Japanese: 気を付けて(ください) — proceed with caution
  • Javanese: ati-ati — proceed with caution
  • Kapampangan: mimingat ka — proceed with caution
  • Kapampangan: mimingat kayu — proceed with caution
  • Kapampangan: mimingat ko pu — proceed with caution
  • Kazakh: уақап бол (uaqap bol) — proceed with caution
  • Korean: 조심하십시오 (josimhasipsio) — proceed with caution
  • Korean: 조심하세요 (josimhaseyo) — proceed with caution
  • Korean: 조심해 (josimhae) — proceed with caution
  • Ladino: kuydado — proceed with caution
  • Marathi: सावकाश (sāvkāś) — proceed with caution
  • Marathi: सांभाळ (sāmbhāḷ) — proceed with caution
  • Marathi: सांभाळा (sāmbhāḷā) — proceed with caution
  • Persian: بپا — proceed with caution
  • Polish: uważaj na siebie — proceed with caution
  • Portuguese: cuidado — proceed with caution
  • Portuguese: tome cuidado — proceed with caution
  • Romanian: ai grijă — proceed with caution
  • Romanian: aveți grijă — proceed with caution
  • Russian: бу́дьте осторо́жны (búdʹte ostoróžny) — proceed with caution
  • Russian: будь осторо́жен (budʹ ostoróžen) — proceed with caution
  • Russian: будь осторо́жна (budʹ ostoróžna) — proceed with caution
  • Russian: осторо́жно (ostoróžno) — proceed with caution
  • Spanish: aguas — proceed with caution
  • Spanish: ten cuidado — proceed with caution
  • Spanish: cuidado — proceed with caution
  • Sundanese: mangka hadé — proceed with caution
  • Sundanese: mangkadé — proceed with caution
  • Sundanese: kahadé — proceed with caution
  • Sundanese: kadé — proceed with caution
  • Swedish: Ta det försiktigt — proceed with caution
  • Tagalog: ingat — proceed with caution
  • Unami: tèka ta — proceed with caution
  • Unami: tekata — proceed with caution
  • Urdu: دھیان سے (dhyān se) — proceed with caution
  • Urdu: سنبھال کے (sambhāl ke) — proceed with caution
  • Urdu: محطات رہنا (muhtāt rahnā) — proceed with caution
  • Vietnamese: cẩn thận — proceed with caution
  • Welsh: gofala — proceed with caution
  • Welsh: gofalwch — proceed with caution
  • Welsh: gan bwyll — proceed with caution
  • Zazaki: haydarê xo bı — proceed with caution