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warn

 
Verb warn has 4 senses
  1. warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
    --1 is one way to
    inform
    Derived forms: noun warner2, noun warning1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody of something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. warn, discourage, admonish, monish - admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
    --2 is one way to advise, counsel
    Derived form: noun warning2
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot warn Sue
  3. warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
    --3 is one way to
    order, tell, enjoin, say
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  4. warn - notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
    --4 is one way to
    inform
    Derived form: noun warner2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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