{
    "term": "warn",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "warn",
            "heSheIt": "warns"
        },
        "pastSimple": "warned",
        "pastParticiple": "warned",
        "ingForm": "warning"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to tell somebody about something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it",
            "sensetop": "warn somebodywarn about/against somebody/somethingwarn somebody about/against somebody/somethingwarn somebody of somethingwarn of somethingwarn somebody about somethingwarn that…warn somebody that…warn somebody what, how, etc…warn (somebody) + speech",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you're thinking of getting a dog, **be warned**—they take a lot of time and money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Security **experts warned** about the problems months ago.",
                    "contextForm": "warn about/against somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He warned us against pickpockets.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody about/against somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Officials warned** the pilot of an anonymous threat.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been **warned of the danger** he is in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police have warned of possible delays.",
                    "contextForm": "warn of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is warning youngsters about the dangers of fireworks.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aid agencies have repeatedly warned that a humanitarian catastrophe is imminent.",
                    "contextForm": "warn that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had been warned what to expect.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody what, how, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Beware of pickpockets,’ she warned (him).",
                    "contextForm": "warn (somebody) + speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Having been duly warned that I would get nowhere with my application, I went right ahead and applied anyway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did try to warn you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must warn you that some of these animals are extremely dangerous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought I should warn her about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No one had warned us about the unbearable heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She claimed doctors had failed to warn her of the risks involved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report warns of the dangers of obesity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They warned us of the risks involved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will get better—but be warned, it may be a long process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commander had been warned of the attack."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["clearly", "explicitly", "bluntly"],
                "verb + warn": ["had better", "have to", "must"],
                "preposition": ["about", "against", "of"],
                "phrases": ["be warned"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to strongly advise somebody to do or not to do something in order to avoid danger or punishment",
            "sensetop": "warn against/about (doing) somethingwarn somebody against/about (doing) somethingwarn somebody to do somethingwarn somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The guidebook warns against walking alone at night.",
                    "contextForm": "warn against/about (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hit the other child, despite being warned about the consequences of such behaviour.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody against/about (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He warned Billy to keep away from his daughter.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I’m warning you!’ said James, losing his patience.",
                    "contextForm": "warn somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were warned against drinking the local water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were specifically warned against buying the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chancellor bluntly warned the Cabinet to axe public spending or face higher taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mother constantly warned me not to go into teaching."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "advise",
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["clearly", "explicitly", "bluntly"],
                "verb + warn": ["had better", "have to", "must"],
                "preposition": ["about", "against", "of"],
                "phrases": ["be warned"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give somebody an official warning after they have broken a rule",
            "sensetop": "warn somebody (for something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The referee warned him for dangerous play."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːn/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warn__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːnz/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warns__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːnd/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warned__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warning__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːrn/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warn__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːrnz/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warns__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɔːrnd/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warned__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wa/warn/warning__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English war(e)nian, wearnian, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘be cautious’."
}