Warning definition
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A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune.
The government issued a warning about unsafe drinking water. The shelf collapsed without any warning.
noun
Advice to be cautious.
A word of warning to runners about the hot weather.
noun
(meteorol.) An official alert, as by the National Weather Service, that, variously, a tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, etc. has been spotted or detected by radar in the area.
noun
That warns; serving to warn.
adjective
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The act of one that warns, or the state of being warned.
noun
A cautionary or deterrent example.
The incident is a warning to careless investors.
noun
The definition of a warning is something that alerts to possible danger.
An example of a warning is a dog barking and growling in the middle of the night.
noun
Acting or serving to warn.
A warning light; warning words.
adjective
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.
noun
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Something that serves to warn.
noun
Warning describes something that alerts to possible danger.
An example of warning is a tornado siren; a warning siren.
adjective
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
interjection
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
warning
Plural:
warnings