warn — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.

   I phoned to warn him of the road closure.

2. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To notify or inform (someone, about something).

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me.

3. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   The sheriff warned her to appear in court.

   Committee being warned these following were absent or short …

   أمثلة إضافية (2)

   The people had been invited to the funeral, or warnt, by a special messenger a few days before the funeral took place.

   [...] the plaintiff fraudulently warned the meeting for November 15, giving only five days' notice [...]

4. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour).

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ أو لازم
   • مهجور
   • possibly
   • متعدٍ
   • of a clock

   أمثلة

   Hark! the clock is warning ten;

   No, not a word more, Andrew; the clock has warned for nine, and I am off.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   The clock warned, and the hands pointed to a few minutes before the hour. The preacher looked towards it. "And, as you sit here," he cried," the Old Year is dragging out its last moments and the New Year is coming up —"

5. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.

   Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you.

6. To advise or order to go or stay away.

   الاستعمال

   • with "off"

   أمثلة

   A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.

7. To give warning.

   الاستعمال

   • لازم

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   then Iames Cephas and Iohn [...] agreed with vs that we shuld preache amonge the Hethen and they amonge the Iewes: warnynge only that we shulde remember the poore.

   She is his deepest innocence in spaces of bough and hay before wishes were given a different name to warn that they might not come true [...].

   She warned that he was seriously thinking of withdrawing his offer to part the waters, ‘so that all you'll get at the Arabian Sea is a saltwater bath [...]’.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   Every country has its resident experts who warn that imported television will destroy the national consciousness and replace it with Dallas, The Waltons, Star Trek and Twin Peaks.

فعل

1. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   inform

   أمثلة

   The director warned him that he might be fired

   The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking

2. advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

   مرادفات

   discourageadmonishmonish

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   redeadvisecounsel

   أمثلة

   I warned him not to go too far

   I warn you against false assumptions

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   She warned him to be quiet

3. ask to go away

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   ordertellenjoinsay

   أمثلة

   The old man warned the children off his property

4. notify, usually in advance

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   inform

   أمثلة

   I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions