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TOEFL BNC: 1512 COCA: 1773
warned; warning; warns

transitive verb

1
a
: to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil
b
: to give admonishing advice to : counsel
c
: to call to one's attention : inform
2
: to order to go or stay away
often used with off
warner noun

Example Sentences

I had been warned about the difficulties of the job. She warned me that the stove was still hot. “This won't be easy,” he warned. Nobody warned me about the dangers. I warned him to be careful, but he didn't listen to me. She warned us not to go too close to the fire. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Other experts on voting are alarmed but warn against panic. Nicholas Riccardi, Chron, 10 Sep. 2022 Temperatures in parts of the San Francisco Bay area have hit record numbers as state officials warn of blackouts throughout the state as Californians deals with intense heat. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Still, state officials and meteorologists warn of the health dangers heat has for elderly people and those with underlying health conditions. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been repeatedly threatened with a barrage of shelling that officials warn could result in a massive nuclear disaster if the plant is damaged. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Better time travel and warn Eric circa 1986 to study up on a wider range of stuff, because in the modern NBA, the board room is right up there with the locker room. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The stones were engraved in previous years of drought by locals to indicate the water levels and warn of poor harvests the following year. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Variety was first to report in July of HBO Max’s decision to retreat from original programming in a number of European markets, and warn of layoffs within the programming team. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Related: Most of Mass. still in severe drought, officials say Scientists warn that climate change is increasing weather whiplash — rapid oscillations from one kind of extreme weather to another. Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English warnen, going back to Old English wearnian, warnian "to be on one's guard, make aware, put on one's guard," going back to West Germanic *warnōjan- (whence Middle Dutch waernen "to provide with, give notice of a danger," Old High German warnōn), probably causative derivative of Germanic *wara- "cognizant, watchful" — more at ware entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of warn was before the 12th century

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