cautiously

[US]/'kɔ:ʃəsli/
[UK]/ˈk ɔʃəslɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. carefully, with caution.

Phrases & Collocations

Proceed cautiously

cautiously optimistic

Example Sentences

He stole cautiously around to the back door.

Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went cautiously across the hearthrug.

She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door.

She obeyed and cautiously opened the door.

Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister’s initiative.

She took off her shoes and cautiously dipped a toe in.

Real-world Examples

He now proceeded a little more cautiously.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

He opened it cautiously and peered out.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

Harry approached it cautiously, pointing the wand's beam at it.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I'm driving more cautiously than I would on any other occasion.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Harry stuck his head out of the door and looked around cautiously.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

People who do so probably live so cautiously that they go nowhere.

Source: Past exam translation questions for the English graduate entrance examination.

Ron and Hermione were looking at him almost cautiously, as though scared of him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He moves in cautiously, using his height advantage to assert his dominance.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

They directed their wands into every nook and crevice, turning cautiously on the spot.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" What kind of adventure" ? he asked cautiously.

Source: Peter Pan

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