Definition of "caveat" in English

noun

1. A warning.

   • 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.

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

3. (law) A formal objection.

4. (law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

verb

1. (transitive, regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.

2. (transitive, law) To formally object to something.

3. (transitive, law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.

4. (transitive, obsolete) To warn or caution against some event.