warning noun
ADJ. awful, dire, grim, ominous, stark, stern, strong There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV. | urgent | adequate, advance, ample, due, early, fair, prior I need advance warning of how many people to cater for. | clear, direct | coded The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to police. | initial | final The referee fave him a final warning. | formal, government, official | salutary, timely, useful The team's defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup. | friendly | veiled Her words sounded like a veiled warning. | audible, visual There is an audible warning when a certain speed is exceeded. | verbal, written His employers have placed him on final written warning. | air-raid, bomb, fire, flood, gale, hazard, storm There are 39 severe flood warnings on 22 rivers across the country. | health, safety Every cigarette packet carries a health warning.
VERB + WARNING give (sb), issue The police have issued a warning about pickpockets. | shout (out), sound The sirens sound a warning when fighter planes are sighted. The strike sounded a warning to all employers in the industry. | reiterate, repeat | be, serve as Let this be a warning to you not to trespass on my land again! What happened to him should serve as a warning to all dishonest politicians. | get, receive | ignore | heed They failed to heed a warning about the dangerous currents in the river.
WARNING + VERB come The warning came just minutes before the bomb exploded. | sound On 2 April 1916 air-raid warnings sounded throughout Edinburgh.
WARNING + NOUN notice, sign Red marks on the skin may be a warning sign for this disease. | bell, device, light, signal, system
PREP. in ~ The dog growled in warning as we approached. | without ~ He left his wife without warning. | ~ about a warning about teaching children to swim | ~ against a warning against complacency | ~ of They sent us fair warning of their arrival. | ~ to The police issued a warning to all drug users in the city.
PHRASES a word of warning He gave us a word of warning about going out alone at night.
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