warn

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

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

Meaning #2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
  Synonyms: discourage, admonish, monish

Meaning #3: ask to go away

Meaning #4: notify, usually in advance

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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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