Definitions
notify, usually in advance
Word origin
From Middle English warnen, warnien (“to warn; admonish”), from Old English warnian (“to take heed; warn”), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną (“to warn; take heed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to be aware; give heed”). Cognate with Dutch waarnen (obsolete), German Low German warnen, German warnen, Swedish varna, Icelandic varna.
Used in a sentence
“We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.”
“I phoned to warn him of the road closure.”
“I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Alert in advance”4 letters
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