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Warning

Definition: Warning

Warning

Adjective

1. Serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence".

Noun

1. A message informing of danger.

2. Cautionary advice.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "warning" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Warning

DomainDefinition

Engineering & Technology

A condition where a hazard to safety will develop unless immediate remedial actions are taken. Source: European Union. (references)

Weather

A product issued by NWS local offices indicating that a particular weather hazard is either imminent or has been reported. A warning indicates the need to take action to protect life and property. The type of hazard is reflected in the type of warning (e.g., tornado warning, blizzard warning). See short-fuse warning. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Warning:

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Warning: is a recording by Green Day. It was released on October 3, 2000.

Tracks

  1. Warning
  2. Blood, Sex, and Booze
  3. Church On Sunday
  4. Fashion Victim
  5. Castaway
  6. Misery
  7. Deadbeat Holiday
  8. Hold On
  9. Jackass
  10. Waiting
  11. Minority
  12. Macy's Day Parade

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Warning:."

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Synonyms: Warning

Synonyms: admonitory (adj), cautionary (adj), exemplary (adj), monitory (adj), warning(a) (adj), admonition (n), monition (n), word of advice (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Warning

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Alarm

Noun: alarm; alarum, larum, alarm bell, tocsin, alerts, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of distress; blue lights; war-cry, war-whoop; warning; fogsignal, foghorn; yellow flag; danger signal; red light, red flag; fire bell; police whistle.

Caution

Foresight; vigilance; warning.

Danger

Cause for alarm; source of danger. rock ahead, breakers ahead; storm brewing; clouds in the horizon, clouds gathering; warning; alarm.

Disuse

Verb: not use; do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect; keep back, reserve. lay up, lay by, lay on the shelf, keep on the shelf,lay up in ordinary; lay up in a napkin; shelve; set aside, put aside, lay aside; disuse, leave off, have done with; supersede; discard; (eject); dismiss, give warning.

Indication

Warning; omen; prefigurement. trace, record. warning; alarm. scepter. trophy. gauge. milestone, milepost. brand, fool's cap. check, telltale; test; (experiment); mileage ticket; milliary.

Inexpectation

Adverb: abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly; plump, pop, a l'improviste, unawares; without notice, without warning, without a "by your leave"; like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt; in an unguarded moment; suddenly; (instantaneously).

Omen

Bird of ill omen; signs of the times; gathering clouds; warning.

Relinquishment

Give notice to quit, give warning; supersede; be rid of, get rid of, be quit of, get quit of; eject.

Safety

Watchdog, bandog; Cerberus; watchman, patrolman, policeman; cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp; sentinel, sentry, scout; (warning); garrison; guardship.

Warning

Verb: warn, caution; forewarn, prewarn; admonish, premonish; give notice, give warning, dehort; menace; (threaten); put on one's guard; sound the alarm; croak.

Noun: warning, early warning, caution, caveat; notice; (information); premonition, premonishment; prediction; contraindication, lesson, dehortation; admonition, monition; alarm.

Handwriting on the wall, mene mene tekel upharsin, red flag, yellow flag; fog-signal, foghorn; siren; monitor, warning voice, Cassandra, signs of the times, Mother Cary's chickens, stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death watch.

Beware, ware; take warning, take heed at one's peril; keep watch and ward; (care).

Adjective: warning; Verb: premonitory, monitory, cautionary; admonitory, admonitive; sematic.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Warning

English words defined with "warning": early warning radarstrategic warningtactical warningwarning of attack, warning of war, warning signal. (references)
Specialty definitions using "warning": County Warning Forecast AreaFlash Flood Warning, Flood WarningLocal Flood Warning SystemScarborough Warning, Short-Fuse Warningwarning colour, warning horn, Warning Stone. (references)
Etymologies containing "warning": Adhortatory. (references)

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Modern Usage: Warning

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I know what you would say, and it would seem like wisdom, but for the warning in my heart (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

I give you fair warning, Mr Chaplin (The Beiderbecke Affair; writing credit: Alan Plater)

Now, without warning, their honeymoon was to become a nightmare (The Creeping Terror; writing credit: Arthur Ross; Robert Silliphant)

See? Because of me, now they have a warning. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

That's your warning, kids can sense them (They; writing credit: Brendan Hood)

Lyrics

Nightshades on a warning (Union of the Snake; performing artist: Duran Duran)

They keep haunting me, are they warning me (Head Games; performing artist: Foreigner)

But I ignored the warning and kept on hustlin (I Cry; performing artist: Ja Rule)

Strange the wind can change so quickly without a word of warning (Summerfling; performing artist: K.d. lang)

Pain is a warning that something's wrong (The Power Of Good-Bye; performing artist: Madonna)

Clever

Warning! Driver Only Carries $20.00 In Ammunition. (references; author: unknown)

If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

A Warning to the Curious (1972)

Warning From Outer Space (1967)

The Warning (1965)

Without Warning (1952)

Storm Warning (1951)

Song Titles

Big Poppa / Warning (performing artist: The Notorious B.I.G.)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Warning

DomainTitle

Books

  • Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision (reference)

  • Secret Warning (His Hardy Boys Mystery Stories) (reference)

  • The Warning (Animorphs, No. 16) (reference)

  • Warning of War: A Novel (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Warning

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Photo Album: Warning

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Pictured are rows of artificially sweetened sodas on a grocery shelf with a "saccharin warning label" in front of them. The legal banning of artificially sweetened products was prevented by consumer pressure. FDA warning labels are on such products and the consumer must make a personal decision about using these products containing saccharin. In 1997 the FDA was considering taking saccharin off the list of possible carcinogens. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Sideview of a pack of cigarettes showing the Surgeon General's warning label. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Schistosomiasis warning signs (Do not bathe yourself here. There is Bilharzia). Puerto Rico, 1954. Credit: CDC.

Bank of recording instruments at Honolulu geophysical observatory Recording tidal levels at remote sites throughout Pacific Basin Used for tsunami warning system. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Tsunami inundating Hilo, Hawaii Note man on pier This disaster provided impetus for C&GS to establish tsunami warning system. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Sign warning would be thieves and trespassers of the Squalicum Harbor dock watch. Credit: Fisheries.

El Moro, the lighthouse and storm warning mast at the entrance to Havana. Credit: Small World.

E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.

E-3A Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft.

Signs warning residents and tourists about the danger on the forest and surrounding area. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Warning
 

"WARNING" by Kenneth Love
Commentary: "A warning I found the other day in our house. I had never seen it before."
"Warning" by Tom Haynes
Commentary: "Pay attention now..."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Warning".

PlayCaption
Leopard warning.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Warning

AuthorQuotation

James Russell Lowell

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Saadi

Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Warning

AuthorDateQuotation

Miranda v. Arizona

1966

None of the defendants was given a full and effective warning of his rights at the outset of the interrogation process. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Warning

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

That night Thenardier had received a warning, it never could be ascertained in what manner, and did not go to sleep

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

They are doing their duty in warning the people

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Without warning Grampa began to cry.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

As they come under one horizon, they shout their warning to get off the track to the other, heard sometimes through the circles of two towns

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Warning

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Diabetic retinopathy often has no early warning signs. (references)

Any other warning signs mentioned by your doctor or nurse. (references)

One of the indices is the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). (references)

Business

Several states have published pamphlets warning of alleged dangers posed by Scientology. (references)

Also, the MOC conducted a warning letter campaign in 2000, sending more than 7000 warning letters to corporate and other users. (references)

The Arabic label must carry information on the product's ingredients, production and expiration dates and hazardous-products warning (if available). (references)

Civil Liberties

Cote d'Ivoire

Koudouss was released after the warning. (references)

Singapore

In March the police issued a warning letter to one of the two persons questioned. (references)

Ghana

Police reinforcements, called in from Accra and Winneba, used tear gas and warning shots to control the crowd. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

Americans also should be watchful while in urban areas, where demonstrations and other violence can occur without warning. (references)

Chad

It also included projects in road repair and maintenance, maternal and child health, famine early warning systems, and agricultural marketing. (references)

Denmark

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) base and early warning radar at Thule, Greenland--a Danish self-governing territory--serve as a vital link in Western defenses. (references)

Human Rights

Suriname

He allegedly tried to escape and was shot in the back of the head without warning. (references)

Bolivia

Because of adverse wind conditions, the security forces fired warning shots into the air instead of tear gas. (references)

Mexico

When the boys ran, the soldiers claimed that they fired four warning shots, one of which hit Esteban in the leg. (references)

Minorities

Azerbaijan

Local Muslim leaders and government officials were featured, warning such agencies that they should be closed. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

In the event of a complaint, it can give a newspaper a warning or suspend it for up to 15 days. (references)

BANGLADESH

However, resident economists are warning that new practices and procedures needed to continue growth in revenue collections are reaching their limits. (references)

Trade

Czech Rep

In addition, international norms for warning labels on consumer products apply. (references)

Slovak Rep

Automatic licenses are used for monitoring imports and as an early warning system of the need to introduce protection mechanisms. (references)

Ghana

Import prohibitions include: narcotics, mercuric medicated soap, toxic waste, contaminated goods, foreign cigarettes without a warning notice, foreign soil, counterfeit notes and coins of any country, and any goods prohibited by local law. (references)

Travel

Indonesia

Throughout Indonesia demonstrations and other violence can occur without warning. (references)

Czech Rep

There are no outstanding travel advisories warning against travel to the Czech Republic. (references)

Ecuador

Geological experts advise that an explosive eruption could occur quickly and with little warning. (references)

Worker Rights

Nicaragua

The Ministry of Labor issued the company a warning and threatened heavy fines and possible closure if the problem recurred. (references)

Poland

Sanctions for the illegal employment of children range from warning letters to orders to cease the work of underage employees. (references)

Honduras

In September the Korean-owned company Dongwoo closed its business without warning days after receiving notification that workers had registered a union. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ADMONITION, n. Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe. Friendly warning. Consigned by way of admonition, His soul forever to perdition. Judibras

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Warning

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Fran Drescher

I'm not a suer. I didn't sue anybody. I want to help people and I want to raise consciousness, and I want people, men and women alike, to become more aware of what early warning signs of cancer is and to empower themselves.

Kevin Kline

Mr. Bell, a word of warning, as the great wit Aristophanes once wrote, roughly translated, youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

Rush Limbaugh

When Governor Bush said that there was a warning light on the dashboard of the economy, the Democrats flipped out.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Warning

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Madison

1809-1817At least let warning be taken at the first fruits of the threatened innovation.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981We are prepositioning more heavy equipment in Europe to help us cope with attacks with little warning, and greatly strengthening our airlift and sealift capabilities.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of murder, often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout the world like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Warning

"Warning" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 84.26% of the time. "Warning" is used about 3,046 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)84.26%2,5663,552
Lexical Verb (-ing form)15.71%47812,429
Noun (proper)0.03%1339,140
                    Total100.00%3,046N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Warning

The following table summarizes the usage of "warning" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
WarningLast name17044,929
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Warning

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "warning".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
SeledN/ABiblical

Warning

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: Warning

Expressions using "warning": advance warning aerodrome warning air defense early warning air warning airborne warning and control system aircraft warning service airspace warning area cabin altitude warning coast warning collision warning collision warning system crash warning early warning early warning radar early warning system flashing warning light gale warning give warning hazard warning device let this be a warning to you meteorological warning minimum nuclear warning time nato warning time navigational warning nuclear strike warning pilot warning instrument policy planning and early warning unit prior warning proximity warning indicator railroad crossing warning system red flag warning serious warning slippery conditions warning system speed warning system stall warning device storm warning strategic warning tactical warning take warning by warning bell warning coloration warning colour warning device warning horn warning lamp warning light warning message warning of attack warning of war warning orders warning piece warning sign warning signal warning strike warning system warning triangle warning voice warning wheel without any warning without warning. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "warning": warning-bell, warning-coloured, warning-cries, warning-light, warning-system.

Ending with "warning": early-warning, no-warning.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Warning

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

warning light

1,870

atmospheric early system warning

37

warning

302

diabetes warning sign

34

argument b b b b br homehttpdvhostsscreenblaze.comhttpdocsscr2.php in mysql not resource result supplied valid warning

232

amp land warning

34

warning sign

215

aim warning

34

fates warning

195

global warning

33

travel warning

194

virus warning

31

tornado warning

106

warning symbol

31

center joint typhoon warning

94

pregnancy warning sign

30

warning label

87

surgeon general warning on

29

miranda warning

78

paxil warning

29

weather warning

65

coldplay lyrics sign warning

28

b br warning

64

severe weather warning

28

heart attack warning sign

62

incubus lyrics warning

28

amp land warning page

58

by jenny joseph warning

28

department state travel warning

53

storm warning

28

argument b b b br home httpd httpdocs in mysql not resource result s screenblaze.com supplied valid vhosts warning

50

led warning light

27

cancer warning sign

46

dumb label warning

25

vioxx warning

40

day green lyrics warning

24

stroke warning sign

39

expired has page warning

24
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Warning

Language Translations for "warning"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

waarskuwing. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

paralajmërim (admonishment, admonition, caution, exhortation, forerunner, notice, portent, premonition, presage, prognostic, tip off), njoftim paraprak, mësim (doctrine, education, instruction, learning, lesson, reeducation, school, study, teaching), kushtim (attribution, consecration, dedication, devotion, inscription), alarm (alarm, alert). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مثل عبره (example, lesson), ‏تنبيه (excitation, stimulation), ‏تحذيري (cautionary), ‏تحذير (admonition, anaesthesia, anesthesia, caution, exhortation, tip off), ‏عبرة (example, lesson, moral, teardrop), ‏إنتباه (alertness, attention, attentiveness, awareness, heed, mark, notice, regard, remark), ‏إنذاري, ‏إنذار (alert, call up, intimation, notice, notification, prognosis, signalling, ultimatum), ‏إشعار (notice, notification). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

предупреждение (admonition, caution, monition, notice, office, premonition), предупредителен сигнал, предупредителен знак (caution board, notice board), предпазен (cautionary, defensive, precautionary, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, protective, safety, sematic), признак (badge, denotation, indication, note, show, sign, symptom, tincture, token, vestige). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

鑒戒 , 警告 (Cautionary, Cautioned, Cautioning, Caveat, Warn, Warned), 警報 (alarm, alert, alert signal). (various references)

   

Czech

  

varovný (admonitory, cautionary, monitory, premonitory), varování (caution, caveat, monition, premonition, tip off), výstraha (caution, tip off), výstražný (cautionary, monitory, premonitory), výpovìï (dismissal, resignation, statement, utterance), upozornìní (notice), poplach (alarm, alert, scare, tumult), napomenutí (admonition, exhortation). (various references)

   

Danish

  

advarsel. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

waarschuwing (admonition, exhortation), tip (hint, peak, point, suggestion, summit, tip). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

minacordono (exhortation), averto. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

varoitus (admonition, caution). (various references)

   

French

  

sommation, avertissement (warning signal), alerte. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

oanmoanning (admonition, exhortation). (various references)

   

German

  

Warnung (admonishment, caution, premonition), Verwarnung (admonishment, caution). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προειδοποίηση (caution, monition, premonition). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

אתראה, אזהרה (tip off), התרעה (blowing the horn, sounding an alarm), התראה (admonition, notice, see each other, ultimatum), הזהרה (caution). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

figyelmeztetés (admonishment, admonition, caution, caveat, cue, exhortation, expostulation, notice, notification, reminder, remonstrance, tip off, tip-off). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

peringatan (admonition, anniversary, celebration, exhortion, expotulation). (various references)

   

Irish

  

fógra (ad, advertisement, sign). (various references)

   

Italian

  

avviso (ad, advertisement, advice, announcement, counsel, notice, notification, opinion), diffida, avvertenza (attention, caution, directions, foreword, instructions, remark). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

警告 (advice), 忠告  (advice), 戒め (admonition, binding, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment), 注意 (advice, attention, being careful, caution), 注意  (caution), ワーク取り付け台 (fixtures, wardrobe, warp, word, word processor, word-processor, worst), 見せしめ (example, lesson), 警報 (alarm), 忠告 (advice), 警世 , 誡告 (caution), 警告  (advice), 警め (admonition, binding, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment), 警戒 (admonition, vigilance), 警戒  (admonition, vigilance), 警醒 , 訓戒 (admonition, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something), 訓諭 (admonition, caution), 訓誡 (admonishment), 警報  (alarm). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ワーニング , くんかい (admonishment, admonition, explanation, interpretation, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something), くんゆ (admonition, caution), かいこく (admonition, caution, maritime nation, opening of a countryto the world, traveling throughout the country), いましめ (admonition, binding, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment), けいほう (alarm, criminal law, penal code, warning shot), けいせい (administration, beauty, condition, conduct of state affairs, courtesan, formation, government, prospects, prostitute, siren, situation, sound of a valley stream, train line Tokyo - Narita), けいかい (admonition, casual, light, nimble, rhythmical, vigilance), けいこく (administration, advice, beauty, canyon, courtesan, government, prostitute, ravine, short period, siren, valley), みせしめ (example, lesson), ちゅうい (advice, attention, average, being careful, caution, Chinese medicine, first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, mediocrity, medium, stationed in Italy), ちゅうこく (advice). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

경고 (Cautioning, Precaution). (various references)

   

Manx

  

raaue (alert, caution, danger signal, notice, premonition). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

aanmaning (admonition, exhortation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arningway.(various references)

   

Polish

  

ostrzeżenie. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

aviso (admonishment, admonition, advice, alarm, announcement, aviso, beacon, buoy, caution, circular, communication, hint, intimation, memento, monition, notice, notification, premonition, signal, sloop, threat), advertência (admonishment, admonition, advertence, monition, monitory, observation, reminder, remonstrance, reprimand), alarme (alarum, alert, flutter, panic, scare). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

prevenire (admonishment, caveat, monition, premonition), avizare (notice), aviz de concediere (mittimus), avertizare, avertisment (admonishment, caution, caveat, monition, notice, premonition), înştiinţare (advertisement, advice, announcement, notice, notification). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

предупреждение (notice, tip off), предупреждать предупреждение (alerting), предостережение (admonishment, admonition, ahem, caution, caveat, monition, premonition). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sanas (hint, whisper), fairbheanadh (notice), earail (an exhortation, exhortation), bàirlinn (rooling wave, summons of removal), bàirleigeadh, bàirneigeadh. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

za upozorenje, upozorenje (monition), upozoravajući (monitory), signal (marker, signal), opomena (admonishment, monition, reminder, remonstrance, summons). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

aviso (ad, advertisement, advice, announcement, aviso, demand, message, notice, notification, prompt, recall, tip, word), advertencia (admonition, advice note, caution, caveat, premonition, reminder, tip). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

varning (admonish, admonition, caution, caveat, monition), uppsägning (cancelation, denunciation, dismissal, notice, recalling, termination, walking papers). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

uyarma (caution, excitation, excitement, premonition, stimulation), uyarıcı (admonitory, cautionary, exciting, premonitory, reviver, speed, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stimulus, up, upper), uyarı (admonition, admonitory, advice, caution, caveat, commination, demerit, demerit mark, exhortation, injunction, lecture, monition, notice, remark, remonstrance, tip off), tembih (admonition, exhortation), nasihat (advice, counsel, Rede), ikaz (awakening, caution, caveat, commination, monition, notice, tip off), ihtarname (dunning letter, pink slip, protest), ihtar (admonition, injunction, monition, notice, remark, reprehension, tip off), ihbar (conveyance, denouncement, denunciation, informing, notice, squeal), ibret (example, lesson, object lesson, one in the eye), öğüt (a piece of advice, admonition, advice, counsel, recommendation, sermon). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

trewoga (r) (alarm, alert), howsala (alarm, alert), duяduryю. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

сигнальний (telltale), сигнал (cue, note, signal, sounding, watchword, wave), хрипіння (ruckle, wheeze), огороджувальний знак, знак (dagger, denotation, denotement, designation, icon, ikon, index, note, office, omen, point, seal, sign, signal, token), застережний (monitory, precautionary, pre-emptive, premonitory), застереження (admonishment, admonition, caution, caveat, clause, condition, document, lesson, notification, provision, qualification, reservation, restriction, salvo), провісник (anticipator, forerunner, harbinger, nunciate, outrunner, precursor, predictor, prognostic, prognosticator, prophesier), попередне оповіщення, попереджуючий (anticipative, anticipatory), попереджувальний (cautionary, precautionary), попередження (admonishment, admonition, caution, caveat, notice, notification, prediction, premonition, wire). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự báo trước (foreboding, notice, premonition, prognostication), sự báo nghỉ việc đề phòng, lấy làm điều răn làm theo lời răn, lời răn sự báo cho thôi việc, lời báo trước, làm theo lời cảnh cáo, dấu hiệu báo trước lời cảnh cáo, dè chừng, cảnh giác lấy làm bài học. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

rhybudd (admonition, alarm, notice). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Warning

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

admonitio, admonitionibus, ammonites, exemplo, exemplum, exemplumque, monitio, nuntii, nuntiis, nuntio, nuntiorum, nuntios, nuntium, nuntius. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Warning

LanguageDateSourceColossians Chapter 1, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOn hmeiV kataggellomen nouqetounteV panta anqrwpon kai didaskonteV panta anqrwpon en pash sofia ina parasthswmen panta anqrwpon teleion en cristw ihsou
Latin405VulgateQuem nos adnuntiamus corripientes omnem hominem et docentes omnem hominem in omni sapientia ut exhibeamus omnem hominem perfectum in Christo Iesu
Middle English1395WyclifWhom we schewen, repreuynge ech man, and techinge `ech man in al wisdom, that we offre ech man perfit in Crist Jhesu.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhom we preach warnynge all men and teachinge all men in all wisdome to make all men parfect in Christ Iesu.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWhom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Victorian English1833WebsterWhom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Basic English1964OgdenWhom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Warning

LanguageColossians Chapter 1, Verse 28
CebuanoSiya mao ang among ginasangyaw sa among pagpanambag sa tanang mga tawo ug sa among pagpanudlo sa tanang mga tawo diha sa tanang kaalam, aron among ikapaatubang silang tanan ingon nga mga hingkod diha kang Cristo.
CroatianNjega mi navješæujemo, opominjuæi svakoga èovjeka, pouèavajuæi svakoga èovjeka u svoj mudrosti da bismo svakoga èovjeka doveli do savršenstva u Kristu.
Danishhvem vi forkynde, idet vi påminde hvert Menneske og lære hvert Menneske med al Visdom, for at vi kunne fremstille hvert Menneske som fuldkomment i Kristus;
DutchDenwelken wij verkondigen, vermanende een iegelijk mens, en lerende een iegelijk mens in alle wijsheid, opdat wij zouden een iegelijk mens volmaakt stellen in Christus Jezus;
FinnishJa häntä me julistamme, neuvoen jokaista ihmistä ja opettaen jokaista ihmistä kaikella viisaudella, asettaaksemme esiin jokaisen ihmisen täydellisenä Kristuksessa.
FrenchC`est lui que nous annonçons, exhortant tout homme, et instruisant tout homme en toute sagesse, afin de présenter à Dieu tout homme, devenu parfait en Christ.
GermanDen verkündigen wir und vermahnen alle Menschen und lehren alle Menschen mit aller Weisheit, auf daß wir darstellen einen jeglichen Menschen vollkommen in Christo Jesu;
Haitian CreoleKonsa, m'ap fè tout moun konnen Kris la. M'ap bay tout moun konsèy, m'ap moutre yo tout bagay avè bon konprann, jan m' kapab pou yo tout ka parèt devan Bondye tankou granmoun ki byen grandi nan lavi y'ap mennen ansanm ak Kris la.
HungarianA kit mi prédikálunk, intvén minden embert, és tanítván minden embert minden bölcseséggel, hogy minden embert tökéletesnek állassunk elõ a Krisztus Jézusban;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKristus itulah yang kami beritakan kepada setiap orang. Kami mengingatkan dan mengajar mereka semuanya dengan segala kebijaksanaan. Tujuan kami ialah supaya setiap orang dapat dibawa kepada Allah, sebagai orang yang dewasa dalam hal-hal rohani, karena sudah bersatu dengan Kristus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamayang kami ini beritakan, sambil menasehatkan tiap-tiap orang dan mengajar tiap-tiap orang dengan segala hikmat, supaya dapat kami mendirikan tiap-tiap orang menjadi sempurna di dalam Kristus.
ItalianE' lui infatti che noi annunziamo, ammonendo e istruendo ogni uomo con ogni sapienza, per rendere ciascuno perfetto in Cristo.
MaoriE kauwhautia nei e matou, me te whakatupato i nga tangata katoa, me te whakaako i nga tangata katoa i runga i nga whakaaro mohio katoa, kia tapaea atu ai e matou nga tangata katoa, he mea tino tika i roto i a Karaiti Ihu:
NorwegianOg ham forkynner vi, idet vi formaner hvert menneske og lærer hvert menneske med all visdom for å fremstille hvert menneske fullkomment i Kristus.
RumanianPe El Kl propovqduim noi, wi sfqtuim pe orice om, wi knvqyqm pe orice om kn toatq knyelepciunea, ca sq knfqyiwqm pe orice om, desqvkrwit kn Hristos Isus.
ShuarIisha Kristu étsereaji. Túrar Ashí Enentáimtikrar pénker nekaawarat tusar jintintiainiaji. Nujai Krístujai tsaninkiar Ashí pénker tsakarartatui.
SpanishA él anunciamos nosotros, amonestando a todo hombre y enseñando a todo hombre con toda sabiduría, a fin de que presentemos a todo hombre, perfecto en Cristo Jesús.
SwahiliKwa sababu hiyo tunamhubiri Kristo kwa watu wote; tunawaonya na kuwafundisha wote kwa hekima yote, ili tuweze kumleta kila mmoja mbele ya Mungu akiwa amekomaa katika kuungana na Kristo.
SwedishOch honom förkunna vi för vår del, i det vi förmana var människa och undervisa var människa med all vishet, för att kunna ställa fram var människa såsom fullkomlig i Kristus.
UmaJadi', Kareba Kristus toe-mi to kipalele hi hawe'ea tauna, ntuku' hawe'ea kanotoa nono-kai. Kiparesai' pai' kitudui' -ra, pai' kitete' -ra butu dua-na, bona ane rata-kai hi nyanyoa Alata'ala, ma'ala kikeni-ra butu dua-na hi Hi'a hante uma ria kakuraa' -ra, apa' mosidai' -ramo hante Kristus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Warning

Derivations

Words beginning with "warning": warningly, warnings. (additional references)

Words ending with "warning": forewarning, prewarning. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Warning" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: larning, waining, waraing, warin, waring, warking, warnen, warnning. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Warning"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "warning" (pronounced wô"rning)
5-ô" r n i ngCorning, Horning, morning, mourning.
4-r n i ngmidmorning, relearning.
3-n i ngapportioning, abstaining, abandoning, adjoining, adjourning, aligning, ascertaining, assigning, attaining, auctioning, auditioning, awakening, awning, ballooning, banning, bargaining, battening, beckoning, beginning, bemoaning, binning, blackening, bludgeoning, boning, branning, brightening, brining, broadening, Browning, burdening, burgeoning, burning, campaigning, caning, Canning, captioning, careening, cartooning, cautioning, chaining, championing, chaperoning, cheapening, christening, churning, cleaning, cloning, clowning, coarsening, cocooning, coining, combining, commissioning, complaining, concerning, conditioning, condoning, confining, conning, constraining, containing, convening, couponing, crooning, crowning, cunning, cushioning, dampening, darkening, dawning, deadening, deafening, declining, decommissioning, deepening, defining, demeaning, Denning, designing, detaining, determining, dining, Dinning, discerning, disciplining, disdaining, disheartening, disillusioning, divining, donning, Downing, draining, droning, drowning, Dunning, Durning, earning, enjoining, enlightening, entertaining, envisioning, evening, examining, explaining, fanning, fashioning, fastening, fattening, fawning, feigning, fining, finning, flattening, freshening, frightening, frowning, functioning, gaining, gardening, ginning, glistening, governing, greening, grinning, groaning, gunning, happening, hardening, hastening, headlining, heartening, heightening, honing, housecleaning, imagining, imprisoning, impugning, inning, intertwining, intervening, intoning, ironing, jawboning, jettisoning, joining, Kenning, leaning, learning, leavening, lengthening, lessening, lightening, lightning, likening, lining, listening, loaning, loosening, machining, maddening, maintaining, malfunctioning, Manning, margining, meaning, mentioning, mining, moaning, motioning, obtaining, opening, opining, ordaining, orphaning, outlining, overrunning, overtraining, overturning, owning, panning, pardoning, partitioning, penning, pertaining, petitioning, phoning, pining, pinning, planning, poisoning, positioning, postponing, preening, preplanning, provisioning, pruning, quarantining, questioning, quickening, raining, rationing, realigning, reasoning, reassigning, reawakening, reckoning, reclining, reconditioning, redefining, redesigning, redlining, reexamining, refining, refraining, regaining, reigning, reining, rejoining, remaining, reopening, repositioning, rerunning, resigning, restraining, retaining, retraining, returning, rezoning, ripening, ruining, running, saddening, sanctioning, scanning, screening, seasoning, sectioning, sharpening, shining, shortening, shunning, sickening, signing, sinning, siphoning, slackening, softening, spanning, spawning, spinning, spurning, staining, stationing, stiffening, stoning, straightening, straining, streamlining, strengthening, stunning, summoning, sunning, sustaining, sweetening, swooning, tanning, telephoning, thickening, thinning, threatening, tightening, toning, toughening, training, tuning, turning, twining, underlining, undermining, underpinning, unquestioning, unreasoning, vacationing, Vining, waning, weakening, weaning, whining, whitening, widening, wining, winning, worsening, yawning, yearning, zoning.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Warning

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-g-i-n-n-r-w"

-1 letter: awning, waning, waring.

-2 letters: awing, garni, gnawn, grain, rawin, wigan, wrang, wring.

-3 letters: agin, airn, gain, girn, gnar, gnaw, gran, grin, ragi, rain, rang, rani, ring, wain, wair, warn, wing.

-4 letters: ain, air, ani, awn, gan, gar, gin, inn, nag, nan, naw, rag, ran, raw, ria, rig, rin, wag, wan, war, wig, win.

-5 letters: ag.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-i-n-n-r-w"
 

+1 letter: prawning, warnings.

 

+2 letters: answering, narrowing, undrawing, wandering, warningly, wrangling.

 

+3 letters: enwrapping, inwrapping, prewarning, preweaning, rewakening, unswearing, unwavering, unwrapping, wanderings, warranting, workingman.

 

+4 letters: downgrading, enwreathing, forewarning, handwringer, handwriting, pawnbroking, rainwashing, reawakening, unrewarding, unwreathing.

 

+5 letters: brainwashing, breadwinning, handwringers, handwringing, handwritings, interweaving, newspapering, pawnbrokings, snowboarding, unwaveringly, warmongering, workingwoman.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Frequency
18. Names: Derived from
19. Expressions
20. Expressions: Internet
21. Translations: Modern
22. Translations: Ancient
23. Bible Trace
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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