- warnian
- wv/t2 1 to warn, caution; 1 take warning, take heed, guard oneself against; deny (oneself, etc.) [wearn]
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Warn — Warn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warning}.] [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS. warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn, OFries. warna … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warned — Warn Warn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warning}.] [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS. warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn, OFries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warning — Warn Warn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warning}.] [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS. warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn, OFries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
warn — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English warnian; akin to Old High German warnōn to take heed, Old English wær careful, aware more at wary Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to give notice to beforehand especially of danger… … New Collegiate Dictionary
warn — warner, n. /wawrn/, v.t. 1. to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger … Universalium
warn — W2S3 [wo:n US wo:rn] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: warnian] 1.) to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it ▪ Be careful, the rocks are slippery, Alex warned. warn sb about sth ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
garnish — {{11}}garnish (n.) late 14c., set of tableware (probably a dozen; usually pewter), from GARNISH (Cf. garnish) (v.). Sense of embellishments to food is from 1670s. {{12}}garnish (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. garniss , prp. stem of garnir provide,… … Etymology dictionary
warn — (v.) O.E. warnian to give notice of impending danger, also intransitive, to take heed, from W.Gmc. *warnojanan (Cf. O.N. varna to admonish, O.H.G. warnon to take heed, Ger. warnen to warn ); related to O.E. wær aware, cautious (see WARY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
warn — I. , v. a. == advise a person. HD. 2834. AS. warnian II. , v. a. == refuse a thing to a person. RG. 367, 550 == hinder. 1274 B … Oldest English Words
warn — [[t]wɔrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of impending danger, possible harm, or the like 2) to urge or advise to be careful; caution: to warn a careless driver[/ex] 3) to admonish or exhort, as to… … From formal English to slang
