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Grammar : Verb
Spell : wawrn
Phonetic Transcription : wɔrn



Definition of warns

Origin :
  • Old English warnian "to give notice of impending danger," also intransitive, "to take heed," from West Germanic *warnojanan (cf. Old Norse varna "to admonish," Old High German warnon "to take heed," German warnen "to warn"); related to Old English wær "aware, cautious" (see wary). Related: Warned; warning.
  • verb give notice of possible occurrence
Example sentences :
  • Daylight is appearing, and warns us that we must be on the move again.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
  • I say this to Seraphine when she warns me that I must not go to Roberta's party.
  • Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
  • "I—I'm afraid you would find him rather a lively armful just now," warns Vee.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • The army of flies buzzing about them warns you against their use.
  • Extract from : « Third class in Indian railways » by Mahatma Gandhi
  • And women have an instinct that warns them not to be too lavish.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • He is about to shoot it when it warns him to desist, or it will cost him his life.
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • Further on the Bishop warns his readers that everything can be abused.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • As they try to enter, he warns them away with the cry of "smallpox."
  • Extract from : « The Writing of the Short Story » by Lewis Worthington Smith
  • She warns him away, saying that her father is armed to repulse his presence.
  • Extract from : « A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs » by Hubert G. Shearin
  • I quoted to him the proverb which warns us to let sleeping dogs lie.
  • Extract from : « Lalage's Lovers » by George A. Birmingham

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