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Warn

/wɔːn/

Warn is a verb with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
    “Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.”
  2. (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away.
    “A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Old English warnian.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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