Translation
to warn, to caution
Word origin
From French avertir ('to warn'), from Latin advertere ('to turn towards'), that is, to turn someone's attention to something. English advertise once meant exactly this: to give notice.
- Origin
- French, from Latin
- Root
- advertere
- English cognates
- advertise
Examples
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I warned him about the danger.
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She warned us that the road is dangerous.
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Nobody warned me about the rain.
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