warn

present (v1)

warn

past (v2)

warned

past participle (v3)

warned

present participle

warning

3rd person singular

warns

1. 1.To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:

   • I phoned to warn him of the road closure.
   • The sheriff warned her to appear in court.
   • We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.

2. 2.To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.

   • He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.
   • Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.

3. 3.To advise or order to go or stay away.

   • A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.

4. 4.To give warning.

   • She is his deepest innocence in spaces of bough and hay before wishes were given a different name to warn that they might not come true [..].
   • She warned that he was seriously thinking of withdrawing his offer to part the waters, ‘so that all you'll get at the Arabian Sea is a saltwater bath [..]’.
   • Every country has its resident experts who warn that imported television will destroy the national consciousness and replace it with Dallas, The Waltons, Star Trek and Twin Peaks.

Overall

Common· #1967

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• discourage

Word family

• warning