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Meaning of warn

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  warn
      v 1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director
           warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me
           about the dangers of smoking"
      2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned
         him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
         assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn},
         {discourage}, {admonish}, {monish}]
      3: ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his
         property"
      4: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask
         some difficult questions"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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