Definition of warn Warn
/wɔˈɹn/ - [worn] - warn
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| 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" | ||
| inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" | ||
| forewarn, previse warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house" | ||
| caution, monish, admonish warn strongly; put on guard | ||
| threaten to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" | ||
| alert, alarm warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" | ||
| warn - 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" | ||
| discourage, admonish, monish | ||
| counsel, rede, advise give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" | ||
| warn - notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions" | ||
| inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" | ||
| warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property" | ||
| enjoin, tell, order, say issue an injunction | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- warn (v. t.)
To refuse. - warn (v. t.)
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. - warn (v. t.)
To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious. - warn (v. t.)
To ward off.
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warn
To scold or rebuke; to counsel in terms of someone's behavior. -
warn
To make someone aware of impending danger, etc.
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🔤- warn, verb, present, 1st person singular of warn (infinitive).
- warn, verb (infinitive).
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