Definitions for warn
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. warnverb

   notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

   "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

2. warn, discourage, admonish, monishverb

   admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

   "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

3. warnverb

   ask to go away

   "The old man warned the children off his property"

4. warnverb

   notify, usually in advance

   "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To WARNverb

   Etymology: wærman , Saxon; waernen, Dutch; warna, Swedish; varna, Islandick.

   1. To caution against any fault or danger; to give previous notice of ill.

   What do’st thou scorn me for my gentle counsel?
   And sooth the devil that I warn thee from? William Shakespeare.

   Our first parents had been warn’d
   The coming of their secret foe, and ’scap’d
   His mortal snare. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The hand can hardly lift up itself high enough to strike, but it must be seen; so that it warns while it threatens; but a false insidious tongue may whisper a lie so close and low, that though you have ears to hear yet you shall not hear. South.

   Juturna warns the Daunian chief,
   Of Lausus’ danger, urging swift relief. Dryden.

   If we consider the mistakes in mens disputes and notions, how great a part is owing to words, and their uncertain or mistaken significations; this we are the more carefully to be warned of, because the arts of improving it have been made the business of mens study. John Locke.

   The father, whilst he warn’d his erring son,
   The sad examples which he ought to shun
   Describ’d. Matthew Prior.

   When first young Maro sung of kings and wars,
   Ere warning Phœbus touch’d his trembling ears,
   Perhaps he seem’d above the critick’s law,
   And but from nature’s fountains scorn’d to draw. Alexander Pope.

   2. To admonish of any duty to be performed, or practice or place to be avoided or forsaken.

   Cornelius was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee. Acts x. 22.

   He had chidden the rebellious winds for obeying the command of their usurping master: he had warned them from the seas; he had beaten down the billows. Dryden.

   3. To notify previously good or bad.

   He wonders to what end you have assembled
   Such troops of citizens to come to him,
   His grace not being warn’d thereof before. William Shakespeare.

   He charg’d the soldiers with preventing care,
   Their flags to follow, and their arms prepare,
   Warn’d of the ensuing fight, and bade ’em hope the war. John Dryden, Æneid.

   Man, who knows not hearts, should make examples,
   Which like a warning-piece must be shot off,
   To fright the rest from crimes. John Dryden, Spanish Friar.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. warn

   To warn means to alert someone in advance about a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. It involves giving someone advice or cautionary information to prevent harm or negative occurrence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Warnverb

   to refuse

2. Warnverb

   to make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify or summon by authority; as, to warn a town meeting; to warn a tenant to quit a house

3. Warnverb

   to give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious

4. Warnverb

   to ward off

5. Etymology: [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan. Cf. Warn to admonish.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Warn

   wawrn, v.t. to make wary or aware: to put on ward or guard: to give notice of danger: to caution against: to admonish: (Spens.) to defend.—ns. War′ner; War′ning, caution against danger, &c.: admonition: previous notice: notice to quit, notice of the termination of an engagement, &c.: summons, call.—adj. of threatening aspect.—adv. War′ningly. [A.S. warnian; cf. Ice. varna, to warn, forbid, Ger. warnen; allied to ward, beware, wary.]

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1. WARN

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WARN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Warn is ranked #24186 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Warn surname appeared 1,039 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Warn.
   
   92.4% or 961 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 25 total occurrences were Black.
   1.6% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Inform
   • Tell

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'warn' in Verbs Frequency: #332

Anagrams for warn »

1. wran

How to pronounce warn?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of warn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of warn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of warn in a Sentence

1. James Hick:

   Leaving the EU will make it much more difficult to attract the brightest and best, it will mean more bureaucracy for those coming to Britain and salaries could be less competitive, especially if sterling falls, as many warn it could - including the Bank of England.

2. Roger Goodell:

   So much stuff coming out about The NFL being racist, i wonder if anyone tried to warn people about this before ?!

3. Jim Smith:

   Mark Rupp said. The virus is blamed for more than 6.5 million confirmed infections and 195,000 deaths in the U.S., by far the highest totals of any country, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University. While case numbers have fallen from a peak average of 67,000 new infections per day in late July to about 36,000 now, the numbers remain staggeringly high. Deaths are running at about 750 a day, down from a peak of over 2,200 in late April. In recent days, Mississippi has allowed restaurants to expand their customer capacity to 75 %. New Jersey reopened gyms and indoor dining at restaurants, though with limited capacity. Michigans governor allowed gyms to reopen and organized sports to resume. County commissioners in Pinellas County, Fla., on Thursday are set to discuss whether to repeal their mask ordinance. While some Americans may see such things as a welcome step closer to normal, public health experts warn the U.S. is setting itself up for failure — again. ( iStock) Public health experts noted that it is safe to resume certain activities in communities where there are low levels of infection. The nations top infectious-disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, appeared via video at Vermont Gov. Phil Scotts virus briefing Tuesday and praised the states response and its steps to reopen safely. Anthony Fauci chalked it up to Vermonts emphasis on wearing masks, avoiding crowds and taking other simple precautions. But elsewhere, experts said, case counts are too high to resume higher-risk activities, such as going to bars, gyms, theaters and stadiums, participating in close contact sports or eating inside a restaurant. In most communities in Florida, bars were allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity on Monday, while keeping some precautions in place. But Floridas three biggest counties Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are keeping their bars closed because of high case numbers. Even in places where drinking establishments have been given the OK to reopen, some owners and customers alike are hesitant. At The Leon Pub, a smoky bar a mile up the road from Floridas Capitol in Tallahassee, the Monday night crowd was sparse, as Leon Pub has been for much of the long, oppressive summer. Leon Pub been crickets and tumbleweeds, said bartender Lauren Bryant. Among the few there were Allie Preston and her husband. Weve been cooped up for a while. It was nice to have normalcy, she said. Florida bars were shuttered on St. Patricks Day in March, allowed to reopen in June, then ordered closed again about two weeks later as virus cases surged. Leon Pub was allowed to reopen in July because it had a restaurant license. Jim Smith, owner of Poor Pauls Pourhouse in Tallahassee, intends to keep Jim Smith place closed until the outbreak is over. I miss going to work every day. I miss seeing the customers and employees.

4. David Brill:

   It is simply wrong on the facts and the law, school boards have a duty to warn their students of the potential danger posed by even unknown third party criminal actors. The school board knew Cruz posed a specific riskto these students and teachers at this school, having identified him as 'crazy boy' and the one most likely to return to the school to shoot it up.

5. Judge Sullivan:

   Judge Sullivan went on to warn Geoffrey Klimas that Geoffrey Klimas was not immune from being held in contempt either. You're in a very difficult position, but you're walking out of court with your colleagues, that might not always be the case, okay ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=warn
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=warn
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warn
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=warn
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html