Word

warn, v.
(warned, warning, warns)
freq. cnt. 27

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 22

warn

sample sentences

"The director warned him that he might be fired"
"The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

warning warner

semantic pointers

hypernym

inform

verb group

warn, discourage, admonish, monish

hyponym

forewarn, previse caution, admonish, monish threaten alert, alarm

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

admonish discourage monish warn

sample sentences

"I warned him not to go too far"
"I warn you against false assumptions"
"She warned him to be quiet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue
They %s him from writing the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

warning

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

admonitory admonition admonisher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

monition

semantic pointers

verb group

warn

hypernym

advise, counsel, rede

notify, usually in advance
<verb.communication>

warn

sample sentences

"I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

warner

semantic pointers

hypernym

inform

ask to go away
<verb.communication>

warn

sample sentences

"The old man warned the children off his property"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

tell, order, say, enjoin