Collocations for "warning"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "warning" in context.
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warn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- warn them of the (possible) [danger, risks, side effects]
- warn [patients, visitors] of
- warn the [police, authorities]
- warn them to [stop, leave, stay away]
- warn you against [going, doing, leaving, eating]
- I [should, have to] warn you that
- I warned you I [was, would]
- already warned you (about)
- I warned you not to
- you should have warned me!
- you have been warned
- warned you ahead of time
- warn people about
- [experts, doctors, researchers] warn that
- [police, doctors, scientists] are warning of
- warn of [further, likely, possible]
- warned on the [news, website, radio]
- warn [intruders, hunters, birds] off
- warn off [intruders]
'warning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advance
- appear
- brake
- call
- come
- couch
- dazzle
- deaf
- defiance
- disappear
- disclaimer
- disconnect
- dismiss
- dismissal
- distress
- effectiveness
- extend
- final
- four
- friendly
- give
- hazard
- heed
- hiss
- intimate
- issue
- member
- mind
- minute
- note
- notice
- occur
- ominous
- paste
- post
- prior
- remove
- severe
- shot
- shout
- shriek
- sign
- signal
- significance
- sink
- snake
- snarl
- sound
- stark
- stern