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warn

[ wawrn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:

    They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.

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  2. to urge or advise to be careful; caution:

    to warn a careless driver.

  3. to admonish or exhort, as to action or conduct:

    She warned her employees to be on time.

  4. to notify, advise, or inform:

    to warn a person of an intended visit.

  5. to give notice to (a person, group, etc.) to go, keep at a distance, etc. (often followed by away, off, etc.):

    A sign warns trespassers off the grounds. A marker warned boats away from the dock.

  6. to give authoritative or formal notice to (someone); order; summon:

    to warn a person to appear in court.



verb (used without object)

  1. to give a warning; caution:

    to warn of further disasters.

warn

/ ·ÉÉ”Ë²Ô /

verb

  1. to notify or make (someone) aware of danger, harm, etc
  2. tr; often takes a negative and an infinitive to advise or admonish (someone) as to action, conduct, etc

    I warn you not to do that again

  3. takes a clause as object or an infinitive to inform (someone) in advance

    he warned them that he would arrive late

  4. tr; usually foll by away, off, etc to give notice to go away, be off, etc

    he warned the trespassers off his ground

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹°ù²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É²¹°ù²Ôİù noun
  • ±è°ù±ð··É²¹°ù²Ô verb (used with object)
  • °ù±ð··É²¹°ù²Ô verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô··É²¹°ù²Ô±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-·É²¹°ù²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warn1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English warnen, Old English warnian; cognate with German warnen; ware 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of warn1

Old English wearnian; related to Old High German ·É²¹°ù²Ôŧ²Ô, Old Norse varna to refuse
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Synonym Study

Warn, caution, admonish imply attempting to prevent another from running into danger or getting into unpleasant or undesirable circumstances. To warn is to speak plainly and usually in strong terms: to warn him about danger and possible penalties. To caution is to advise about necessary precautions, to put one on one's guard about possibly harmful circumstances or conditions, thus emphasizing avoidance of undesirable consequences: to caution him against driving in such weather. Admonish suggests giving earnest, authoritative advice with only tacit references to danger or penalty: to admonish a person for neglecting his duties.
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The FBI issued a formal warning to sports leagues in December about organized theft groups targeting professional athletes.

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The tariffs could bring an "unfair burden to American families, particularly lower-income households", warned the United States Fashion Industry Association in a statement on Wednesday.

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The documents also reveal details of Andrew's "communication channel" with China's President Xi Jinping - including sending an annual birthday letter - and how MI5 intervened to warn against Andrew having contact with the alleged spy.

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Davenport has warned that the county government, which has a roughly $49-billion budget, could face “a fiscal crisis†unless hiring is frozen.

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The charity said the cost would vary depending on rainfall and therefore river levels, but warned if current conditions persist, "it's likely we'll be paying as much as £100,000 per week".

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