warn

Definition

  • v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
  • v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
  • v. ask to go away
  • v. notify, usually in advance

Word forms

Past tense
warned
Past participle
warned
Third person singular
warns
Present participle
warning

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    The teacher warned the students about the upcoming exam.

  2. vi.

    The siren started to warn of the approaching storm.