warn
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
The director warned him that he might be fired
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Sense 2 verb
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
I warned him not to go too far
Types & categories
- counsel hypernym
Related & opposite
- admonition derivation
- admonisher derivation
- admonitory derivation
- warn verb group
Sense 3 verb
ask to go away
The old man warned the children off his property
Types & categories
- order hypernym
Sense 4 verb
notify, usually in advance
I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions
Types & categories
- inform hypernym
Related & opposite
- warner derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | warning |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | warner |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | admonish |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | previse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | caution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | threaten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alert |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonisher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonitory |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | warn |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | counsel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | order |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | warner |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |