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1. (n.) warning
the act or utterance of one who warns; the appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
2. warning
something that serves to warn, give notice, or caution:
We fired a warning at the devils.
3. (adj.) warning
serving to warn or caution.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) warning
a message informing of danger
"a warning that still more bombs could explode"
2. (noun) admonition, monition, warning, word of advice
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
"a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
3. (adj) warning
notification of something, usually in advance
"they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
4. (adj) admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)
serving to warn
"shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
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1. (noun) warning
the act of warning, or the words used to warn
a flood/tornado/bomb warning; She received a warning from the police to slow down.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) warning
giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice
2. (noun) warning
previous notice
3. (noun) warning
caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition
4. warning
of Warn
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. warning
1. A communication and acknowledgment of dangers implicit in a wide spectrum of activities by potential opponents ranging from routine defense measures to substantial increases in readiness and force preparedness and to acts of terrorism or political, economic, or military provocation. 2. Operating procedures, practices, or conditions that may result in injury or death if not carefully observed or followed.
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Sense: an event, or something said or done, that warns
He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.
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 Afrikaans: waarskuwing |
 Arabic: تَحْذير، تَنْبيه، إنْذار |
 Bulgarian: предупреждение |
 Brazilian: aviso |
 Czech: varování |
 German: die Warnung |
 Danish: advarsel |
 Greek: προειδοποίηση |
 Spanish: advertencia, aviso |
 Estonian: hoiatus |
 Farsi: اطلاع |
 Finnish: varoitus |
 French: avertissement |
 Hebrew: אַזהָרָה |
 Hindi: चेतावनी |
 Croatian: upozorenje |
 Hungarian: figyelmeztetés |
 Indonesian: peringatan |
 Icelandic: aðvörun |
 Italian: avvertimento |
 Japanese: 警告 |
 Korean: 경고 |
 Lithuanian: perspėjimas |
 Latvian: brīdinājums |
 Malay: peringatan |
 Dutch: waarschuwing |
 Norwegian: advarsel |
 Polish: ostrzeżenie, przestroga |
 Portuguese: aviso |
 Romanian: avertisment |
 Russian: предостережение; сигнал |
 Slovak: varovanie |
 Slovenian: opozorilo |
 Serbian: upozorenje |
 Swedish: varning |
 Thai: คำเตือน |
 Turkish: uyarı, ikaz |
 Taiwanese: 警告 |
 Ukrainian: попередження, застереженн |
 Urdu: تنبیہ |
 Vietnamese: sự cảnh báo |
 Chinese: 警告 |
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