Warns

/wɔrnz/ verb

Definition

Third-person singular present of 'warn'; tells someone about a possible danger or problem.

Etymology

From Old English 'weornian' (to be cautious, warn), related to Old Norse and Germanic roots. The word has maintained its meaning of alerting someone to danger since Anglo-Saxon times.

Kelly Says

The word 'warn' is actually related to 'aware' and 'wary'—they all come from the same Germanic root meaning to be cautious or vigilant, so warning someone is literally trying to make them 'aware' or 'wary' of danger.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቂያ (masatawqiya)
ma-sta-taw-qi-ya
ARالعربية
يحذر (yudhthir)
ee-th-thir
BNবাংলা
경고합니다 (gyeonggohamnida)
gyeong-go-ham-ni-da
CACatalà
avisa
ah-vee-sa
CSČeština
varní
var-nee
DADansk
advarer
ah-da-ver
DEDeutsch
warnt
varnt
ELΕλληνικά
προειδοποιεί (proeidopoiei)
pro-ee-doh-poi-ee
ESEspañol
advierte
ad-vee-er-teh
FAفارسی
هشدار می‌دهد (heshdar mideh)
hesh-dar mee-deh
FISuomi
varoitelee
va-ro-i-tee-lee
FRFrançais
avertit
ah-vehr-tee
GUGU
경고합니다 (gyeonggohamnida)
gyeong-go-ham-ni-da
HAHA
bāta
ba-ta
HEעברית
מזהיר (mezahir)
me-za-hir
HIहिन्दी
चेतावनी देता है (chetāvanī deta hai)
che-ta-va-nee de-ta hai
HUMagyar
figyelmeztet
fi-gyel-me-z-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
memantau
me-man-tau
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
avverte
ah-ver-teh
JA日本語
警告する (keikoku suru)
kay-ko-ku su-ru
KKKK
қызықты (qyzyqty)
ky-zy-q-ty
KMKM
បណ្តាល (bandal)
ban-dal
KO한국어
경고합니다 (gyeonggohamnida)
gyeong-go-ham-ni-da
MRMR
उपदेश (upadesh)
oo-pa-desh
MSBahasa Melayu
memantau
me-man-tau
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းဆို (kyun-so)
kyun-so
NLNederlands
waarschuwt
war-schouw-t
NONorsk
advarer
ah-da-ver
PAPA
ਅਵ汽 (av-qis)
ahv-qis
PLPolski
alertuje
al-ert-u-je
PTPortuguês
avisa
ah-vee-sa
RORomână
avertizează
ah-ve-ri-tze-a-ze
RUРусский
предупреждает (predvarzhdaet)
pre-doo-pre-zha-et
SVSvenska
varnar
var-nar
SWKiswahili
kuonya
koo-nya
TAதமிழ்
எச்சரிக்கை (eccharikai)
ech-cha-ri-kai
TEతెలుగు
చెताవని (chetāvani)
che-ta-va-ni
THไทย
เตือน (tuen)
tuan
TLTL
papalit
pa-pa-lit
TRTürkçe
uyarır
oo-yar-ir
UKУкраїнська
попереджує (poperedzhuye)
po-peh-red-zhu-ye
URاردو
خبردار کرتا ہے (khabar dar karta hai)
kha-bar-dar kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
cảnh báo (cảnh báo)
canh bau
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
警告 (jǐnggào)
jing-gào
ZUZU
buza
boo-za

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