Word Finder - warn

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To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:

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To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.

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Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.

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(chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away.

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A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.

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To give warning.

I warn you again, step aside.

I came to warn you.

Go up the hill and watch for cars so you can warn anyone before they get to the curve.

Paints that warn of overheating.

But I feel obliged to warn you anyway.

I've done my part to warn you.

Please warn us if that happens.

She agreed it had been prudent to warn her.

You need to warn him.

Then I must warn you.  If I find either of you, I am obligated by rules much older than the Immortal Code to do what I must.

And you didn't warn anyone?

You're your own worst enemy, as Andre always tried to warn you.

I have to warn you, I.ve learned some things since you saw me.

Am I forgiven for trying to warn him?

Maybe Gerald was trying to warn her of that as well.

If I had the strength to warn my son!

I must warn you that I promised your queen that I'd take her life as I do my father's.

Fed up, Jessi opened her mouth to warn him off one last time before she decked him.

The signals must therefore be sent at regular intervals, and to ensure this being done correctly a telephone or time-tapper is provided at each keyboard to warn the operator of the correct moment to depress his keys.

As soon as the telegram at Cuxhaven announces high tide three shots are fired from the harbour to warn the inhabitants of the " fleets "; and if the progress of the tide up the river gives indication of danger, other three shots follow.

Apparently her instincts had been correct when she suspected that he was trying to warn her.

I plan to warn her but there's another matter.

Before she could warn them off again, one grabbed her.

Do I need to warn you what'll happen if you try to escape?

I'll go to those I trust and warn them.

I wanted to thank you and warn you.

It was bad news for him, though, if the Oracle who hated him felt the need to warn him.

I'll warn you that I bite back.

He is appointed watchman to warn men when they sin, and is to be held responsible for the consequences if he fails in this duty.

I'll warn you, though.

I tried to warn Yancey before they were married, but he wouldn't listen.

She wanted to warn him about Claire… Later.

Darian had even tried to warn him, and he'd never wanted to see what was in front of him.

The deity dragged Wynn here to warn him against altering his plan for revenge.

How did she warn Gabriel from here?

Immortals only had one shot at their mates, and Andre had tried to warn him Lilith was not his intended.

He wouldn't await word from the Council but would warn his counselors and advisors to avoid Kisolm's planet.

Yes. We must warn our battle commanders about the possibility of war with Qatwal.

I will warn the dhjan as well, but I wanted you to be aware.

All that would do is warn them he knew and he would be coming out to get her.

Prepare, read the earliest one, sent the night he called to warn her.

There was been nothing she could have done, even if she knew when it would happen, even if she trusted her instincts enough to warn people without any proof to back her words!

He should've known better than not to warn Dan what Lana could do if she got a hold of a micro, even if it was Elise's.

She'd seen demons and what they could do, and the size and strength of Gabriel was enough to warn her she never wanted to meet another of him.

I will teach my son the demon's power and warn him about its lies.

But really, if someone isn't salvageable, I don't think your … people would tolerate him or warn him or help me when I'm associated with him.

Though it is the duty of a minister to warn against irreverent or profane participation in the Lord's Supper, he himself has no right to exclude any one from communion; that can only be done as the act of himself and the elders duly assembled in session.

Their business was to supervise daily life, to warn the disorderly, and to give notice to the consistory of cases requiring discipline.

When war was regarded as likely the martinella was attached to the door of the church of Santa Maria in the Mercato Nuovo in Florence and rung to warn both citizens and enemies.

He now uses his knowledge to warn his readers, with intense passion, against all compromise between Judaism and the Gospel.