What does warning mean?
Definitions for warning
ˈwɔr nɪŋwarn·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word warning.
Princeton's WordNet
warningnoun
a message informing of danger
"a warning that still more bombs could explode"
admonition, monition, warning, word of advicenoun
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"
warningadjective
notification of something, usually in advance
"they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)adjective
serving to warn
"shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
Wiktionary
warningnoun
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
warningnoun
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
warninginterjection
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Warningnoun
Etymology: from warn.
I will thank the Lord for giving me warning in the night. Ps.
He groaning from the bottom of his breast,
This warning in these mournful words exprest. Dryden.Here wretched Phlegias warns the world with cries,
Could warning make the world more just or wise. Dryden.You have fairer warning than others who are unexpectedly cut off, and so have a better opportunity, as well as greater engagements to provide for your latter end. William Wake.
A true and plain relation of my misfortunes may be of use and warning to credulous maids, never to put too much trust in deceitful men. Jonathan Swift, Story of the Injured Lady.
Death called up an old man, and bade him come; the man excused himself, that it was a great journey to take upon so short a warning. Roger L'Estrange.
I saw with some disdain, more nonsense than either I or as bad a poet could have crammed into it at a month’s warning; in which time it was wholly written. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Warning
Warning is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It is the second single and title track from their sixth album of the same name. Billie Joe Armstrong has said that the original concept was to create a song whose lyrics were made up of all signs and labels, and the idea grew from there. The song was a number three modern rock hit in the US. The song also made it into the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart in the UK. It has been noted that the song's main guitar riff bears strong resemblance to The Kinks song "Picture Book". This is the first Green Day song to feature a tremolo effect on the guitar; an effect used prominently in the 2004 single Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
ChatGPT
warning
A warning is a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation. It's intended to alert or inform someone about something negative that might otherwise be avoided, often given by someone who has more information about the possible negative outcome.
Webster Dictionary
Warning
of Warn
Warningadjective
giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice
Warningnoun
previous notice
Warningnoun
caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition
Wikidata
Warning
Warning is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, released on October 3, 2000, by Reprise Records. Building upon its predecessor, Nimrod, the album eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic elements and pop and folk styles. Lyrically, the record contains more optimistic and inspirational themes in comparison with the band's earlier releases. Warning was also Green Day's first album since Kerplunk that was not produced by Rob Cavallo, although he did have a hand in its production and was credited as executive producer. Despite mixed criticism towards the band's stylistic change, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting. Although it peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, Warning represented the lowest commercial slump in Green Day's career, being the band's first album since signing to a major record label not to achieve multi-platinum status. The album has nonetheless been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and, as of December 2012, has sold 1.2 million copies. Warning was reissued on vinyl on July 14, 2009.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WARNING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Warning is ranked #26025 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Warning surname appeared 942 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Warning.
94.4% or 890 total occurrences were White.
2.7% or 26 total occurrences were Black.
1.3% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.7% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'warning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2599
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'warning' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3867
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'warning' in Nouns Frequency: #974
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of warning in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of warning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of warning in a Sentence
History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning its two eyes are geography and chronology.
It’s more signaling and psychological warfare and a warning to the U.S. to not be so close to Taiwan.
I was careless and make no excuse, i hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously.
The spill confirms what we have been warning people about over the last 10 years.
The government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it, everything was fine, better than most previous Presidents, and then, out of nowhere and with no warning, Mar-a-Lago was raided, at 6:30 in the morning, by VERY large numbers of agents, and even' safecrackers.'.
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- تَحْذيرArabic
- varováníCzech
- advarselDanish
- Achtung, WarnungGerman
- προειδοποίησηGreek
- avertoEsperanto
- advertencia, precaución, avisoSpanish
- هشدارPersian
- varoitus, Vaara, varoittaminenFinnish
- avertissement, attention, avertirFrench
- fógraIrish
- rabhadhScottish Gaelic
- זְהִירוּתHebrew
- चेतावनीHindi
- � ախազգուշացումArmenian
- peringatanIndonesian
- aðvörun, viðvörun, varnaðarorðIcelandic
- 警告Japanese
- ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆKannada
- admonitioLatin
- waarning, verwittiging, opgelet!, waarschuwingDutch
- advarselNorwegian
- uwaga, ostrzeżeniePolish
- avisoPortuguese
- avertizareRomanian
- предупреждениеRussian
- upozorenjeSerbo-Croatian
- varningSwedish
- ilaniSwahili
- คำเตือนThai
- УВАГАUkrainian
- انتباہUrdu
- cảnh báoVietnamese
- ווארענונגYiddish
- 警告Chinese
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