Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To notify or make aware in advance of something, especially of possible danger or misfortune.
- transitive verb To make known (a warning).
- transitive verb To advise or caution (someone) about a course of action.
- transitive verb To notify (a person) to go or stay away.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A denial; refusal.
- To put on guard by timely notice; wake, ware, or give notice to beforehand, as of approaching danger or of something to be avoided or guarded against; caution; admonish; tell or command admonishingly; advise.
- To admonish, as to any duty; advise; ex postulate with.
- To apprise; give notice to; make ware or aware; inform previously; notify; direct; bid; summon.
- To deny; refuse; forbid.
- To defend; keep or ward off.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To refuse.
- transitive verb 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
- transitive verb To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or evil; to caution against anything that may prove injurious.
- transitive verb obsolete To ward off.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
refuse ,deny (someone something). - verb intransitive To give
warning .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- verb notify, usually in advance
- verb notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- verb ask to go away
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One viewpoint which has taken me utterly by warn is the strenuous cry for a Chiefs to breeze an Offensive Tackle in a initial round.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Most likely, the envelope had been stolen in what many warn is prime pick-pocketing territory.
Eileen Ogintz: What to Do When You Lose Your Passport While Traveling Abroad Eileen Ogintz 2010
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One risk of dividend investing, experts warn, is being drawn into mature companies with poor growth prospects.
Inflation...or Deflation? Scott Patterson 2010
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I again warn my fellow Americans who are use to simply standing by while events pass you by ....
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Most likely, the envelope had been stolen in what many warn is prime pick-pocketing territory.
Eileen Ogintz: What to Do When You Lose Your Passport While Traveling Abroad Eileen Ogintz 2010
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One viewpoint which has taken me utterly by warn is the strenuous cry for a Chiefs to breeze an Offensive Tackle in a initial round.
The First Pick for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2010 Draft is ... admin 2009
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The calls warn that a car warranty is about to expire.
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The calls warn voters, whether registered or not, that they cannot vote until they fill-out the information in a packet they will receive in the mail.
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The labels warn of an increased suicide risk to adults ages 18 to 24.
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The labels warn of an increased suicide risk to adults ages 18 to 24.
thewebwriter commented on the word warn
In small-town New England, town meeting dates and ballot questions are "warned" in advance, and posters about such matters bear the headline "WARNING" which is quite disorienting for newcomers.
November 20, 2008