v., warned, warn·ing, warns.

v.tr.

1. To make aware in advance of actual or potential harm, danger, or evil.
2. To admonish as to action or manners.
3. To notify (a person) to go or stay away: warned them off the posted property.
4. To notify or apprise in advance: They called and warned me that they might be delayed.

v.intr.

To give a warning.

[Middle English warnen, from Old English warnian.]

warner warn'er n.

verb

To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk: admonish, alarm, alert, caution, forewarn. See warn/invite.

IN BRIEF: v. - Notify, usually in advance; Notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.

When a man has been guilty of any vice or folly, the best atonement he can make for it is to warn others not to fall into the like. — Joseph Addison

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - advare, gøre opmærksom på, formane, indkalde, underrette om
v. intr. - advaret

idioms:

• warn away    formene adgang, udelukke fra
• warn off    formene adgang , udelukke fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarschuwen, vermanen, waarschuwen tegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - avertir, prévenir, mettre en garde qn
v. intr. - annoncer qch

idioms:

• warn away    détourner qn, déconseiller à qn de
• warn off    décourager, déconseiller à qn de

Deutsch (German)
v. - warnen, ermahnen

idioms:

• warn away    warnen, Platzverbot erteilen
• warn off    warnen, Platzverbot erteilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προειδοποιώ

idioms:

• warn away    απομακρύνω, διώχνω
• warn off    απομακρύνω, διώχνω

Italiano (Italian)
avvertire, ammonire

idioms:

• warn away/off    tenere alla larga

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avisar, advertir

idioms:

• warn away/off    advertir negativamente quanto a alguma coisa

Русский (Russian)
предупреждать, вызывать

idioms:

• warn away/off    отдать приказ не подходить к какому-л. месту

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - avisar, advertir, prevenir, amonestar, reprender, alertar, poner sobre aviso
v. intr. - prevenirse

idioms:

• warn away    expulsar, despedir, prohibir la entrada
• warn off    expulsar, despedir, prohibir la entrada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - varna, varsko

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
警告, 通知, 注意, 发出警告, 发出预告

idioms:

• warn away    告诫...离开, 告诫...不得靠近, 禁止...参加比赛
• warn off    告诫离开, 警告

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 警告, 通知, 注意
v. intr. - 發出警告, 發出預告

idioms:

• warn away    告誡...離開, 告誡...不得靠近, 禁止...參加比賽
• warn off    告誡離開, 警告

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 경고하다, ~을 경계 시키다, 통고하다
v. intr. - 경고하다, 경보를 울리다

idioms:

• warn away    경고하여 가까이 하지 못하게 하다
• warn off    가까이 가지 못하도록 경고하다, (경주말, 기수를) 출장 정지처분 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 警告する, 注意する, 予告する

idioms:

• warn away/off    警告して遠ざける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحذر, ينبه إلى, يخبر, أخطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הזהיר, התרה, הודיע‬
v. intr. - ‮הזהיר, התרה, הודיע‬

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