warn

Etymology
From, , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, German Low German , German , Swedish , Icelandic.

Verb

 * 1)  To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:
 * 2)  To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
 * 3)  To notify or inform (someone, about something).
 * 4)  To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.
 * The sheriff warned her to appear in court.
 * 1) * 1741–2 March 4, Books of Keelman's Hospital, Newcastle, quoted in Northumberland Words (1894):
 * Committee being warned these following were absent or short [...]
 * 1)  To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour).
 * 2)  To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
 * He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.
 * Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.
 * 1)  To advise or order to go or stay away.
 * A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
 * 1)  To give warning.
 * 1)  To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.
 * He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.
 * Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.
 * 1)  To advise or order to go or stay away.
 * A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
 * 1)  To give warning.
 * 1)  To advise or order to go or stay away.
 * A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
 * 1)  To give warning.

Usage notes

 * The intransitive sense is considered colloquial by some, and is explicitly proscribed by, for example, the Daily Telegraph style guide (which prefers give warning).

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: abisatu
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , waarnen
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: hoiatama
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: aprenxer,, , avisar
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: νουθετέω
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: aðvara
 * Irish: fógra a thabhairt do, fainic a chur ar
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 警告する, 言い聞かせる
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: brīdināt
 * Malayalam: മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകുക
 * Mansaka: bara
 * Maori: whakaohiti
 * Mongolian:
 * Northern Sami: váruhit
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Church Slavonic: варити
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:,  ,  ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: упозорити
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili: onya
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: ipababala, babalaan
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: попереджа́ти, попере́джувати, попере́дити
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Zazaki: iqaz kerden


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, , waarnen
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: попереджа́ти, попере́джувати, попере́дити


 * Finnish:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: hadharisha


 * Dutch:
 * Latin:
 * Romanian: (1),  (2),  (3)
 * Turkish: