warnen

Definitions of warnen
  1. verb
    notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
    synonyms:
    drohen, entmutigen
    admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
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    types:
    androhen, drohen
    to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
    alarmieren
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
    type of:
    bekanntgeben, bekanntmachen, benachrichtigen, informieren, mitteilen, orientieren, unterrichten
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  2. verb
    admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
    synonyms: drohen, entmutigen
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    type of:
    beraten, raten
    give advice to
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