warning

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ
• Hyphenation: warn‧ing

Verb

warning

1. present participle of warn
   • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

     Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, […] . It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.

Noun

warning (countable and uncountable, plural warnings)

1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     “ […] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”

   • 2008, Laura Hernández-Ehrisman, “Conclusion”, in Inventing the Fiesta City: Heritage and Carnival in San Antonio, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 194:

     Without much warning, a deep voice addressed the crowd, calling for a reverent silence as the Texans who died at the Alamo battle were named.

2. 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.

   • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

     Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

warning

1. Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

Translations

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

warning

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Etymology

Borrowed from English warning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʁ.niŋ/

Noun

warning m (plural warnings)

1. (colloquial) hazard light

   Synonym: feux de détresse

Further reading

• “warning”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.