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1. (v.t.) warn
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of impending danger, possible harm, or the like.
2. warn
to urge or advise to be careful; caution:
to warn a careless driver.
3. warn
to admonish or exhort, as to action or conduct.
4. warn
to notify; inform:
to warn a person of an intended visit.
5. warn
to notify to go away, keep at a distance, etc. (often fol. by away, off, etc.):
A sign warned boats away from the island.
6. warn
to order; summon:
to warn a person to appear in court.
7. (v.i.) warn
to give a warning; caution.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE warnian, c. MLG warnen,)
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| Definition of 'warn' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) warn
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. (verb) warn, discourage, admonish, monish
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. (verb) warn
ask to go away
"The old man warned the children off his property"
4. (verb) warn
notify, usually in advance
"I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
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1. (verb) warn
to tell sb about sth bad before it happens
He warned me that there might be trouble.; The government was warned about the attack.; Officials are warning people to stay off the beaches.
2. warn
to tell sb not to do sth or face punishment
The teacher had warned him not to talk during the test.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) warn
to refuse
2. (verb) warn
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. (verb) warn
to give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious
4. (verb) warn
to ward off
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Sense: to tell (a person) in advance (about a danger etc)
Black clouds warned us of the approaching storm; They warned her that she would be ill if she didn't rest.
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 Afrikaans: waarsku |
 Arabic: يُنْذِر، يُحَذِّر |
 Bulgarian: предупреждавам |
 Brazilian: avisar |
 Czech: varovat |
 German: warnen |
 Danish: advare |
 Greek: προειδοποιώ |
 Spanish: advertir, avisar, preveni |
 Estonian: hoiatama |
 Farsi: اطلاع دادن |
 Finnish: varoittaa |
 French: prévenir (de) |
 Hebrew: לְהַזהִיר |
 Hindi: चेतावनी देना |
 Croatian: upozoriti |
 Hungarian: figyelmeztet |
 Indonesian: memperingatkan |
 Icelandic: vara (við), aðvara |
 Italian: avvertire, avvisare |
 Japanese: 警告する |
 Korean: 미리 알리다 |
 Lithuanian: įspėti |
 Latvian: brīdināt |
 Malay: mengingatkan |
 Dutch: waarschuwen |
 Norwegian: varsle, advare |
 Polish: ostrzec |
 Portuguese: avisar |
 Romanian: a preveni |
 Russian: предупреждать |
 Slovak: varovať |
 Slovenian: opozoriti |
 Serbian: upozoriti |
 Swedish: varna |
 Thai: เตือน |
 Turkish: uyarmak, ikaz etmek |
 Taiwanese: 警告 |
 Ukrainian: попереджати; застерігати |
 Urdu: خطرے سے آگاہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cảnh báo |
 Chinese: 警告 |
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