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Warn
/wɔːn/
To notify someone about a danger or potential problem in order to prevent harm or prepare them.
Synonyms:
alert
caution
advise
notify
forewarn
Antonyms:
ignore
neglect
overlook
Examples:
"Be careful," her mother
warned
her once again.
That's a
warning
sign if ever there was one.
"Say less," Spike
warns
.
Etymology:
The word
warn
comes from the Old English
warnian,
meaning to alert or give notice. It
s related to the Old High German
warnon
and the Old Norse
varna.'
Usage Statistics:
46 mentions per 1 million words
Often
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