Noun
She gave me a warning about the difficulties of the job.
She issued a stern warning against making changes too quickly.
Let that be a warning to you.
We had no warning of the dangers that were ahead of us.
Without any warning she turned around and ran.
The storm struck without warning.
I was stopped for speeding, but the policeman just gave me a warning.
Adjective
usually gave her trademark warning look when the children were getting out of hand
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warn·ing
(wôr′nĭng)
n.
1. A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune: The government issued a warning about unsafe drinking water. The shelf collapsed without any warning.
2. Advice to be cautious: a word of warning to runners about the hot weather.
3. A cautionary or deterrent example: The incident is a warning to careless investors.
adj.
Acting or serving to warn: a warning light; warning words.
warn′ing·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
warning
(ˈwɔːnɪŋ)
n
1. a hint, intimation, threat, etc, of harm or danger
2. advice to beware or desist
3. an archaic word for notice6
adj
4. (prenominal) intended or serving to warn: a warning look.
5. (Biology) (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) having conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; aposematic
ˈwarningly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
warn•ing
(ˈwɔr nɪŋ)
n.
1. the act or utterance of one who warns; the appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
2. something that serves to warn, give notice, or caution: We fired a warning at the devils.
adj.
3. serving to warn or caution.
[before 900]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
warning
1. A communication and acknowledgment of dangers implicit in a wide spectrum of activities by potential opponents ranging from routine defense measures to substantial increases in readiness and force preparedness and to acts of terrorism or political, economic, or military provocation.
2. Operating procedures, practices, or conditions that may result in injury or death if not carefully observed or followed.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  warning — a message informing of danger; «a warning that still more bombs could explode»
making known, informing — a speech act that conveys information wake-up call — a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; «the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthen domestic security» alarmism — needless warnings alert, alerting — a warning serves to make you more alert to danger caveat, caution — a warning against certain acts; «a caveat against unfair practices» false alarm — a warning that is given about something that fails to occur forewarning, premonition — an early warning about a future event heads-up — a warning message; «he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney» strategic warning — (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act tactical warning — (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act threat — a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; «they were under threat of arrest» |
| 2. |  warning — cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); «a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality»; «the warning was to beware of surprises»; «his final word of advice was not to play with matches»
admonition, word of advice, monition advice — a proposal for an appropriate course of action deterrent example, object lesson, lesson, example — punishment intended as a warning to others; «they decided to make an example of him» |
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| 3. | warning — notification of something, usually in advance; «they gave little warning of their arrival»; «she had only had four days’ warning before leaving Berlin»
apprisal, notification, telling — informing by words |
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| Adj. | 1. |  warning — serving to warn; «shook a monitory finger at him»; «an exemplary jail sentence»
admonitory, monitory, cautionary, exemplary dissuasive — deterring from action; «dissuasive advice»; «made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
warning
noun
2. notice, notification, word, sign, threat, tip, signal, alarm, announcement, hint, alert, tip-off (informal) The soldiers opened fire without warning.
3. omen, sign, forecast, indication, token, prediction, prophecy, premonition, foreboding, portent, presage, augury, foretoken a warning of impending doom
4. reprimand, talking-to (informal), caution, censure, counsel, carpeting (Brit. informal), rebuke, reproach, scolding, berating, ticking-off (informal), chiding, dressing down (informal), telling-off (informal), admonition, upbraiding, reproof, remonstrance He was given a severe warning from the referee.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
warning
noun
1. Advice to beware, as of a person or thing:
2. An instance that warns or discourages prospective imitators:
3. A signal that warns of imminent danger:
adjective
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Translations
إخْطار، إنْذار، إشارة مُسْبَقَهتَحْذيرتـَحْذِيرتَحْذير، تَنْبيه، إنْذار
varování
advarsel
varoitus
upozorenje
elõzetes értesítés
aîvörunaîvörun, viîvörunaîvörunar-
警告
경고
varovanievarovný
opozorilo
varning
การเตือน
uyarıuyarıcıhaber vermeikazikaz edici
lời cảnh báo
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
warning
warning
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warning
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
warn
(woːn) verb
1. to tell (a person) in advance (about a danger etc). Black clouds warned us of the approaching storm; They warned her that she would be ill if she didn’t rest.
2. to advise (someone against doing something). I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.
ˈwarning noun
1. an event, or something said or done, that warns. He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.
2. advance notice or advance signs. The earthquake came without warning.
adjective
giving a warning. She received a warning message.
ˈwarningly adverb
She looked warningly at the naughty boy.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
warning
→ تـَحْذِير varování advarsel Warnung προειδοποίηση advertencia varoitus avertissement upozorenje avvertimento 警告 경고 waarschuwing advarsel ostrzeżenie aviso предупреждение varning การเตือน uyarı lời cảnh báo 警告
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
warn·ing
n. advertencia; aviso; [hard lesson] escarmiento;
___ signal → advertencia; señal premonitoria;
___ symptoms → síntomas premonitorios.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- The oil warning light won’t go off
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
warning
n advertencia, aviso, alerta; — sign señal f de advertencia or alerta
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ
- Hyphenation: warn‧ing
Verb[edit]
warning
- present participle of warn
Noun[edit]
warning (plural warnings)
- The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
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1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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“ […] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb’s clothing. Oh, dear, there’s so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
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- Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
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2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
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Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
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The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
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Derived terms[edit]
- early-warning
- strategic warning
- tactical warning
- warning sign
Translations[edit]
instance of warning someone
- Arabic: تَحْذِير m (taḥḏīr), نُذْر m (nuḏr)
- Armenian: նախազգուշացում (hy) (naxazgušacʿum), զգուշացում (hy) (zgušacʿum)
- Azerbaijani: xəbərdarlıq (az)
- Belarusian: папярэ́джанне n (papjarédžannje)
- Bikol Central: patanid (bcl)
- Bulgarian: предупрежде́ние (bg) n (predupreždénie)
- Catalan: advertència (ca) f, advertiment (ca) m, avís (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 警告 (zh) (jǐnggào)
- Czech: varování (cs) n
- Danish: advarsel (da) c
- Dutch: waarschuwing (nl) f, waarning f, verwittiging (nl) f
- Estonian: hoiatus
- Finnish: varoittaminen (fi)
- French: avertissement (fr) m
- Georgian: გაფრთხილება (gaprtxileba)
- German: Warnung (de) f, Mahnung (de) f
- Greek: προειδοποίηση (el) f (proeidopoíisi)
- Ancient: νουθεσία f (nouthesía)
- Hindi: चेतावनी (hi) f (cetāvnī)
- Hungarian: figyelmeztetés (hu)
- Icelandic: viðvörun (is) f, aðvörun (is) f
- Italian: avvertimento (it) m
- Japanese: 警告 (ja) (けいこく, keikoku)
- Kazakh: ескерту (eskertu)
- Korean: 경고(警告) (ko) (gyeonggo)
- Kyrgyz: эскертүү (ky) (eskertüü)
- Latin: monstrum (la) n
- Latvian: brīdinājums m
- Lithuanian: įspėjimas m
- Macedonian: предупреду́вање n (predupredúvanje)
- Malayalam: മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് (ml) (munnaṟiyippŭ)
- Maori: ohititanga
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: advarsel (no) m
- Nynorsk: åtvaring f
- Old Norse: vǫrnuðr
- Persian: هشدار (fa) (hošdâr), اخطار (fa) (extâr), تحذیر (fa) (tahzir)
- Plautdietsch: Woarnunk f
- Polish: ostrzeżenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: aviso (pt) m
- Romagnol: avìș m
- Romanian: avertisment (ro) n
- Russian: предупрежде́ние (ru) n (predupreždénije), предостереже́ние (ru) n (predosterežénije)
- Scottish Gaelic: rabhadh m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: упозоре́ње n
- Roman: upozorénje (sh) n
- Slovak: varovanie n
- Slovene: obvestilo n, opozorilo n
- Spanish: advertencia (es) f, aviso (es) m
- Swedish: varning (sv) c
- Tagalog: babala
- Tajik: танбеҳ (tanbeh), огоҳӣ (ogohī)
- Turkish: uyarı (tr), ikaz (tr)
- Ukrainian: попере́дження n (poperédžennja)
- Uzbek: tanbeh (uz), ogohlantirish (uz)
- Vietnamese: sự báo trước (vi)
something spoken or written that is intended to warn
- Armenian: նշան (hy) (nšan), նշանակ (hy) (nšanak)
- Bikol Central: patanid (bcl)
- Bulgarian: предупрежде́ние (bg) n (predupreždénie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Czech: varování (cs) n
- Danish: advarsel (da) c
- Dutch: waarschuwing (nl) f, waarning f
- Esperanto: admono
- Finnish: varoitus (fi)
- French: avertissement (fr) m
- Georgian: გაფრთხილება (gaprtxileba)
- German: Warnung (de) f, Mahnung (de) f
- Hungarian: figyelmeztetés (hu)
- Icelandic: viðvörun (is) f, aðvörun (is) f, (chiefly plural) varnaðarorð n
- Irish: fógra m
- Italian: monito (it) m
- Japanese: 警告 (ja) (けいこく, keikoku)
- Khmer: ការព្រមាន (kaaprɔɔmiən)
- Korean: 경고(警告) (ko) (gyeonggo)
- Latin: monitum (la) n
- Macedonian: предупреду́вање n (predupredúvanje)
- Malay: amaran (ms)
- Malayalam: മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് (ml) (munnaṟiyippŭ)
- Middle English: wacche word
- Old Norse: vǫrnuðr
- Plautdietsch: Woarnunk f
- Polish: ostrzeżenie (pl) n
- Portuguese: aviso (pt) m
- Romagnol: avìș m
- Spanish: advertencia (es) f
- Swahili: ilani (sw)
- Swedish: varning (sv) c
- Tagalog: babala
- Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: uyarı (tr)
- Vietnamese: lời cảnh báo, cảnh báo (vi)
Interjection[edit]
warning
- Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
Translations[edit]
warning of danger in signs
- Bulgarian: внимание (bg) n (vnimanie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 小心 (zh) (xiǎoxīn)
- Danish: advarsel (da)
- Dutch: opgelet! (nl), waarschuwing (nl)
- Finnish: vaara (fi)
- French: attention (fr)
- Georgian: ფრთხილად! (prtxilad!)
- German: Achtung (de), Warnung (de)
- Hebrew: זְהִירוּת f (z’hirút)
- Hungarian: figyelem (hu), vigyázat (hu)
- Icelandic: aðvörun (is) f, athugið!, ATH! (abbreviation of athugið)
- Macedonian: внима́ние n (vnimánie)
- Polish: uwaga (pl)
- Romanian: atenție (ro)
- Spanish: precaución (es), cuidado (es)
- Tagalog: babala
- Turkish: uyarı (tr)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English warning.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /waʁ.niŋ/
Noun[edit]
warning m (plural warnings)
- (colloquial) hazard light
- Synonym: feux de détresse
Further reading[edit]
- “warning”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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And then fourth, we have that essential group of people who track programs and budgets to ensure that they align with the needs of preparation and warning, counterintelligence and support to the operational war fighter.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WARNING
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARNING
Warning can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.
WHAT DOES WARNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of warning in the English dictionary
The first definition of warning in the dictionary is a hint, intimation, threat, etc, of harm or danger. Other definition of warning is advice to beware or desist. Warning is also intended or serving to warn.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARNING
Synonyms and antonyms of warning in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «WARNING»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «warning» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «warning» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF WARNING
Find out the translation of warning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of warning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «warning» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
警告
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
advertencia
570 millions of speakers
English
warning
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
चेतावनी
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
تـَحْذِير
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
aviso
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
সাবধানবাণী
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
avertissement
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Amaran
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Warnung
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
警告
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
경고
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Bebaya
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
lời cảnh báo
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
எச்சரிக்கை
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
इशारा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
uyarı
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
avvertimento
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
ostrzeżenie
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
попередження
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
avertizare
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
προειδοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
waarskuwing
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
varning
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
advarsel
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of warning
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARNING»
The term «warning» is very widely used and occupies the 2.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «warning» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of warning
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «warning».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARNING» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «warning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «warning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about warning
10 QUOTES WITH «WARNING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word warning.
The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
Today, the technology is there to give early and normally ample warning when a powerful tornado approaches. When a tornado strikes, all of us are at risk.
I’m not in the business of warning people.
The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn’t a bad thing. It’s simply a warning system telling you that your mind has lost touch with what’s real.
Absolutely, it’s a really weird stage because at the minute, I can walk down the street and be unrecognised, lead a normal life, but my label and everybody is warning me that will be changing and I’m in for a rollercoaster ride.
But Hale’s warning the President about going to Dallas was that there was great infighting among the members of the Democratic party and the Democratic stars in the state and he didn’t want the President to become involved in a factional disagreement.
I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that’s censorship.
Jesse James’s next tattoo should be a warning label: Danger. Loving this man could break you.
And then fourth, we have that essential group of people who track programs and budgets to ensure that they align with the needs of preparation and warning, counterintelligence and support to the operational war fighter.
A man’s conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn’t do — but it does not keep him from doing it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARNING»
Discover the use of warning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to warning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early Warning: Using Competitive Intelligence to Anticipate …
Companies at risk; What do you know about strategic; The competitive early warning system; Early warning at work.
The Warning (Sarah Roberts Book Two) Sarah Roberts has spent the last four years helping people stay alive through the messages she receives from the dead.
3
Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction: With …
This book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems developed for hydro-meteorological disasters such as floods, storms, etc. and for geological disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic activity or mountain hazards.
Jochen Zschau, Andreas N. Küppers, 2003
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Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision
This account of the Pearl Harbor attack denies that the lack of preparation resulted from military negligence or a political plot
Roberta Wohlstetter, 1962
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Tornado Warning: A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its …
Tornado Warning is the true, honest portrait of how he whittled her down—with words, hands, and weapons—from a confident teen to the shadow of a woman. But Stebbins Waldal offers more.
Elin Stebbins Waldal, 2011
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The 39 Clues Book 9: Storm Warning
When Amy and Dan learn the truth about the Madrigals and Grace Cahill’s alternate will, these discoveries lead to the revelation of a secret about their family and a showdown with the man in black who has been following them.
My book is a collection of poems and compositions and recommended meditations.
A Voice of Warning captures the writer’s testimony and insights and discusses the promises in the Bible that are now being fulfilled.
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Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response
This book provides a comprehensive account of the flood forecasting, warning and emergency response process, including techniques for predicting the development of flood events, and for issuing appropriate warnings.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARNING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term warning is used in the context of the following news items.
Well | Warning: Soda May Be Bad for Your Health, San Francisco Says
San Francisco could soon be the first city in the country to place health warnings on advertisements for sugary drinks. Lawmakers there voted unanimously this … «New York Times, Jun 15»
San Francisco Approves Warning Label for Sugary Drink Ads
San Francisco lawmakers unanimously voted on Tuesday to put warning labels on all advertisements for sugary beverages in the City by the Bay. «TIME, Jun 15»
Papua New Guinea earthquake sparks tsunami warning, but only …
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that tsunami waves of up to one meter (three feet) were possible within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the epicenter, but … «The Guardian, May 15»
Quake sparks tsunami warning in Papua New Guinea
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 186 miles of the epicenter, but the risk passed shortly thereafter and … «CBS News, May 15»
Tsunami warning issued after Japan quake lifted
Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a warning for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet), but it was cancelled just over an hour later. The public broadcaster NHK … «CBS News, Apr 15»
Massive Earthquake Hits Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea …
UPDATE 10:55 p.m. EDT: The tsunami warning for Papua New Guinea has been lifted. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said late Sunday all threat of a … «International Business Times, Mar 15»
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings On Testosterone
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is requiring drugmakers to warn patients that testosterone products may increase the risk for heart attacks … «NPR, Mar 15»
Met Office issues amber warning as Scotland faces up to 10cm of …
A small bird sits on a snow-covered branch The Met Office has issued a yellow warning as large parts of Britain brace themselves for snow. Photograph: Oli … «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Thousands of homes still without power as Met Office renews …
A Met Office “be aware” warning of strong winds, severe gales in places and … there are warnings of a further deepening area of low pressure and heavy rain for … «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Tesco issues fifth profits warning as share price plunges
Battered UK supermarket group Tesco has warned that profits will be substantially lower than expected, its fifth profits warning in 12 months. Shares in the group … «The Guardian, Dec 14»
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Defenition of the word warning
- The act of signalling an impending danger in order to call attention to some event or condition.
- Of or pertaining to an admonition.
- A gentle advice or warning given to someone to tell him to be cautious about something.
- cautionary advice
- serving to warn; «shook a monitory finger at him»; «an exemplary jail sentence»
- a message informing of danger
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
- notification of something, usually in advance
- serving to warn
Synonyms for the word warning
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- admonition
- admonitory
- advice
- alarm
- alert
- caution
- cautionary
- cautioning
- caveat
- counsel
- exemplary
- forewarning
- monitory
- notice
- notification
- threatening
- word
- word of advice
- word of warning
Similar words in the warning
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- dissuasive
- warning
- warning’s
Hyponyms for the word warning
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- alarmism
- alert
- alerting
- caution
- caveat
- deterrent example
- example
- false alarm
- forewarning
- heads-up
- lesson
- object lesson
- premonition
- strategic warning
- tactical warning
- threat
- wake-up call
Hypernyms for the word warning
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- advice
- apprisal
- informing
- instrument
- legal document
- legal instrument
- making known
- notification
- official document
- telling
See other words
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- The interpretation of the word mihira
- What is meant by pjevati
- The lexical meaning dainuoti
- The dictionary meaning of the word sjonge
- The grammatical meaning of the word eranyare
- Meaning of the word syngja
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word menyanyi
- The origin of the word batika
- Synonym for the word rentenmark
- Antonyms for the word warn
- Homonyms for the word undertow
- Hyponyms for the word frayed
- Holonyms for the word kanti
- Hypernyms for the word sjunga
- Proverbs and sayings for the word cantai
- Translation of the word in other languages hananu