warned; warning; warns
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: to order to go or stay away
—often used with off
: to give a warning
warner
noun
Examples of warn in a Sentence
I had been warned about the difficulties of the job.
She warned me that the stove was still hot.
“This won't be easy,” he warned.
Nobody warned me about the dangers.
I warned him to be careful, but he didn't listen to me.
She warned us not to go too close to the fire.
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On top of the existing tsunami warning, the center also issued a threat advisory for Cuba, Honduras and the Cayman Islands.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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Current and former officials warn that dismantling USAID could create a global vacuum that could be filled by U.S. adversaries like China.
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—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
But people who work in civil rights warn the firings are part of a broad attempt to dismantle the infrastructure for addressing systemic inequalities in America.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
Confusion, tears and 'Hunger Games' at USAID as agency prepares to go dark
Current and former officials warn that dismantling USAID could create a global vacuum that could be filled by U.S. adversaries like China.
—Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Law enforcement officials warned Trump last year that Tehran had placed operatives in the U.S. with access to surface-to-air missiles.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Warn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warn. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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