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warning

See also: Warning

English

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Verb

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warning

  1. present participle of warn

Noun

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warning (countable and uncountable, plural warnings)

  1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      “ […] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
    • 2008, Laura Hernández-Ehrisman, “Conclusion”, in Inventing the Fiesta City: Heritage and Carnival in San Antonio, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 194:
      Without much warning, a deep voice addressed the crowd, calling for a reverent silence as the Texans who died at the Alamo battle were named.
  2. Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
    The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
    • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
      Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.

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Interjection

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warning

  1. Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English warning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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warning m (plural warnings)

  1. (colloquial) hazard light
    Synonym: feux de détresse

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