/wɔːn/
Translation
To tell someone about a danger or problem before it happens.
Word origin
From Old English warnian, meaning to take heed or give notice.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- warnian
Grammar
Examples
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Here "warn" means to tell someone about a danger.
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"Warns" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Warned" is the past form of "warn".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(3)Grammar articles
(4)Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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