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Synonyms for warn
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wawrn |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɔrn |
Top 10 synonyms for warn Other synonyms for the word warn
- acquaint
- admonish
- advocate
- apprise
- clue
- clue in
- counsel
- cry wolf
- deprecate
- direct
- dissuade
- enjoin
- exhort
- fill in
- forbid
- forearm
- forewarn
- give fair warning
- give the high sign
- give warning
- guide
- lay it out
- make aware
- post
- prepare
- prescribe
- prompt
- put on guard
- recommend
- remind
- remonstrate
- reprove
- signal
- suggest
- summon
- tell
- threaten
- tip
- tip off
- urge
- wise up
Définition of warn
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
- But there was nothing to warn me; he never spoke of love; I never thought of it.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- What is to be said about neglecting to warn or assist others?
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- And Molly Abrahamson used to warn him to keep out of her father's way.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- Yet, I warn you, appearances are deceitful; he is always drunker than he looks.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- "And we thank you much for coming to warn us," murmured Margaret.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- Among other matters he writes this: 'I warn all brethren in England to be careful.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- I warn you, then, that I have imposed upon you a difficult, a dangerous task.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The utmost we can do is, to warn you in time, and to give you an opportunity of escaping them.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- He's come back; but I guess I don't need to warn ye agin' him.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- And if I did not warn you of it, it was because I believed in some deep design on your part.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for warn
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