1. warning - noun
· a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
Hypernym(s): informing, making_known
2. warning - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): admonition, monition, word_of_advice
Hypernym(s): advice
3. warning - noun
· notification of something, usually in advance; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
Hypernym(s): telling, apprisal, notification
4. warn - verb
· notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
Hypernym(s): inform
5. warn - verb
· advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
Synonym(s): discourage, admonish, monish
Hypernym(s): rede, advise, counsel
6. warn - verb
· ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
Hypernym(s): order, tell, enjoin, say
7. warn - verb
· notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
Hypernym(s): inform
8. warning - adjective
· serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
Synonym(s): admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory
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