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# warning

«warning» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something said, written or shown to tell people about a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a warning, warnings); verb form (-ing of warn: warn, warns, warned, warning); adjective (a warning sign)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something said, written or shown to tell people about a danger or a problem so they can avoid it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#m1)

2) A message telling someone they will be punished if they do something again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#m2)

3) The -ing form of warn: «She is warning us about the ice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons: warning signs (yellow triangles, «Danger», «Wet floor»), warning labels on cleaning products and medicines, warning sounds (sirens, alarms, beeping), and body warnings (pain, the uh-oh feeling). In nature: bright colours on wasps and frogs are a warning to predators. In weather: storm warnings. In school: a first warning before a consequence. Phrases: warning sign, without warning, a final warning, weather warning, warning label, give a warning, early warning.

### examples

- The warning sign said «Thin ice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x1)
- Read the warning label on the bottle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x2)
- The storm came without warning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x3)
- The teacher gave him a warning for talking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x4)
- A wasp's stripes are a warning to birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x5)
- There's a weather warning for strong winds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x6)
- The siren is a warning to get out of the way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x7)
- Pain is your body's warning that something is wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x8)
- But the girl remembered her mother’s warning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/#x9)

### note

Countable: a warning, warnings. Verb «warn» is followed by «about» or «of» (warn about the danger) or «to» (warned us to stay back). The w in «warn» is said; the «ar» sounds like «or». Always obey a warning sign even if you see nothing dangerous.

### In the corpora

- [A final demand is a warning that a bill is very overdue and stronger action will follow, so acting early is easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/19/)
- [Bailiffs can collect money owed only after a court decision and many warnings, under strict rules, and cannot take essentials.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/20/)
- [A landlord is allowed to raise the rent, usually with warning, and a rise leaves less money for other things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/12/)
- ["When the fun stops, stop" is a warning betting adverts must include, because gambling can become an addiction.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/15/)
- [An amber weather warning means bad weather is likely and people should be ready; it does not promise a snow day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «warning» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warning/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.