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warning

[wawr-ning]

noun

the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.

something that serves to warn, give notice, or caution: We fired a warning at the intruders.

Meteorology. an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service alerting the public that a storm or other weather-related hazard is imminent and that immediate steps should be taken to protect lives and property. Compare advisory (def. 5), storm warning (def. 2), watch (def. 20).

adjective

serving to warn, advise, caution: a warning bell.

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Warning is always a great word to know.

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a condition in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable

a bright, sunny, cloudless to half-cloudy sky, with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English war(e)nung precaution; see warn, -ing¹, -ing²

Related forms

warn·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
2. caution, admonition, advice; omen, sign, portent, augury, presage.

Example Sentences

Basic early warning systems are being set up in the affected areas.

For years cars have had warning systems to let drivers know when they're about to back into something.

Not that long ago, people got little to no warning about hurricanes.

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Basic early warning systems are being set up in the affected areas.

For years cars have had warning systems to let drivers know when they're about to back into something.

Not that long ago, people got little to no warning about hurricanes.

Learn the warning signs of an avalanche before it's triggered.

While avalanches are sudden, the warning signs are almost always numerous before they let loose.

Some health literacy experts worry that many patients are relying on warning stickers to tell them how to take medications.

Failure to comply with any of the terms in the user agreement may result in a warning or revocation of posting privileges.

The perils of extreme democracy:California offers a warning to voters all over the world,.

Do graphic warning labels on cigarette packages really deter people from lighting.

They can-and have-issued conflicting warning messages.

The warning was generally dismissed as inter-forum rivalry.

Some warning signs that you've had enough of summer's torpor.

The media, which should be the first line of warning for excesses and abuses, is largely a function of the elite.

But such microbes serve as warning signs that harmful fecal.

Pedestrians, used to loud engine noise, have less warning when a car powered by a hybrid or electric motor approaches.

Volvo has been developing collision warning systems for years.

The difference was that the second time around there was warning.

The same birds ignored subtly different calls warning of leopards, which do not tend to prey on the birds.

The emergency broadcast gives the rotund fur balls ample warning.

Warning to pirates: you're no longer safe downloading movies that nobody ever heard of.

It also shows guides warning the group that hostile locals make it dangerous to leave their hotel unaccompanied.

And scientists say it's a warning of what global warning may hold in store.

Sirens blare across the piazza, warning of impending high tides.

Survivors say they had no warning that a giant wall of water was headed their way: two buoys off the islands that wer.

Another warning for all you music craphounds with huge collections:.

Disputes in a school playground have ended with a parent throwing a grenade or firing a warning shot.

The current rate of warning is unprecedented, however.

Better yet, of course, would be a warning that a biowarfare attack is imminent.

The eight windows at the top will be reglazed and the red aircraft warning lights recaulked.

If the warning system doesnt work, none of us will be around to find out.

But often a swarm changes direction without warning.

How else to explain the fiery spectacles that occurred without warning and with such.

For soldiers in the field, that warning may come from radar.

But biofuel skeptics were seeing warning flags everywhere.

Other establishments have posted signs near their doors warning patrons to be courteous when it comes to yacking on the wireless.

At present, they can shoot only if their life or that of others is in danger, after firing a warning shot.

They also will learn about the role frogs play as sentinel species, acting as warning signs of an unhealthy environment.

But the study behind the warning is not as definitive as it seemed.

Meanwhile, scientists are warning that climate change will bring even weirder and worse weather events in the future.

The notion that a company could, and would, simply pull the plug without prior warning was shocking.

But the vegetable warning still stands, and the economic and political damage is mounting.

It belched large volumes of ash, gas and chunks of molten rock-all clear warning signals of a possible eruption.

Isn't there something in the fish bible warning about this.

The male screams a warning to the other bonobos, and they respond with shrill cries.

People have been warning about this real-estate thing.

The government has signalled violence may increase further by issuing a warning that no tolerance or leniency will be shown.

It was as if their daughter had gone insane-immediately and without warning.

If you put the warning on the cans, you'll educate a whole lot of people really quickly.

Fifty-one scientists who study aging have issued a warning to the public: no anti-aging remedy on the market.

She was warning off another leopard seal that had snuck behind me.

Many things could go wrong on launch besides a cataclysmic explosion with no warning.

Black and yellow in the environment is generally a warning color.

Then they could do a better job warning people that a tornado is coming.

Early warning of volcanic eruptions through modern technology has made these terrifying events less dangerous.

Above the photo was a warning to employers that they could face jail time if they fail to observe the law.

So they could do a better job warning people that a tornado is coming.

The best defense against any tsunami is early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.

Get an eye-opening warning of the dangers of climate change, one degree at a time.

To the audience, the slow writhing of the dangling bodies was a form of entertainment-and a warning to anyone considering piracy.

Know the difference between a flood watch and a flood warning.

The warning follows a two-year investigation into the country's.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.

to urge or advise to be careful; caution: to warn a careless driver.

to admonish or exhort, as to action or conduct: She warned her employees to be on time.

to notify, advise, or inform: to warn a person of an intended visit.

to give notice to (a person, group, etc.) to go, keep at a distance, etc. (often followed by away, off, etc.): A sign warns trespassers off the grounds. A marker warned boats away from the dock.

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to give authoritative or formal notice to (someone); order; summon: to warn a person to appear in court.

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verb (used without object)

to give a warning; caution: to warn of further disasters.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English warnen, Old English warnian; cognate with German warnen. Compare ware²

Related forms

warn·er, noun

pre·warn, verb (used with object)

re·warn, verb (used with object)

un·warned, adjective

well-warned, adjective

Synonyms
1. forewarn. Warn, caution, admonish imply attempting to prevent another from running into danger or getting into unpleasant or undesirable circumstances. To warn is to speak plainly and usually in strong terms: to warn him about danger and possible penalties. To caution is to advise about necessary precautions, to put one on one's guard about possibly harmful circumstances or conditions, thus emphasizing avoidance of undesirable consequences: to caution him against driving in such weather. Admonish suggests giving earnest, authoritative advice with only tacit references to danger or penalty: to admonish a person for neglecting his duties.

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World English Dictionary

warning (ˈwɔːnɪŋ)

—n
1.	a hint, intimation, threat, etc, of harm or danger
2.	advice to beware or desist
3.	an archaic word for notice

—*adj*
4.	(prenominal) intended or serving to warn: a warning look
5.	(of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) having conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; aposematic

'warningly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

warn

O.E. warnian "to give notice of impending danger," also intrans., "to take heed," from W.Gmc. *warnojanan (cf. O.N. varna "to admonish," O.H.G. warnon "to take heed," Ger. warnen "to warn"); related to O.E. wær "aware, cautious" (see wary).

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