Warn
Meaning of Warn
To tell someone of possible danger.
ما معنى كلمة Warn بالعربي؟
يُحذر أو ينبه
⚠️📢 يُحذر أو ينبه أو يُنذر أو يُخبر عن خطر أو مُشكلة أو أمر مُهم يجب الانتباه إليه 📢🚨
قصة GL: حذر نايف العيسى من مخاطر إهمال العقل، نبه لأهمية التدريب المعرفي، أنذر من عواقب تجاهل التعلم الجيني وفوائد تحفيز HBDNF للذاكرة ⚡
Warn in a sentence
We warn against overtraining.
Warn clients of price changes.
Labels must warn of hazards.
Warn pupils about online risks.
Origin of Warn
From Old English war(e)nian.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, warn is a safety word. GL warns against unrealistic claims.
Warn audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "warn" — a verb, pronounced /wɔːn/, rhyming with "born".
Narrator: To warn means to tell someone of a possible danger or problem, so they can be ready or careful.
Narrator: In plain English, to warn is to give a heads-up about something bad that might happen.
Narrator: It comes from the Old English "warnian", meaning to take heed or give notice of danger.
Narrator: Its main sense is alerting — "I warned them about the ice".
Narrator: It can also mean to advise against — "she warned him not to go".
Narrator: We "warn of" a danger, or "warn someone about" a risk.
Narrator: In tone it's serious and caring, the language of looking out for others.
Narrator: So remember: to warn is to alert someone to danger or trouble ahead — a caring heads-up before harm.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: I should warn you — that step's loose, so do be careful.
Speaker B: Thanks. "Warn" — giving a heads-up about danger, isn't it?
Speaker A: Exactly. "They warned us about the traffic" — so we left early.
Speaker B: And to advise against — "she warned him not to sign it".
Speaker A: Right. "The sign warns of falling rocks" — that's the alert sense.
Speaker B: A common mistake is the spelling — there's a silent feel, but it's W-A-R-N.
Speaker A: True — and don't muddle "warn" with "worn", meaning used or tired.
Speaker B: Good catch — they sound the same but mean quite different things.
Speaker A: Close synonyms? "Alert", "caution", or "advise".
Speaker B: And "forewarn" for warning well in advance.
Speaker A: So consider yourself warned about that step.
Speaker B: Ha, duly warned — I'll watch my footing.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "warn" to mean clear alerts and safeguards in your app when you prompt AI for development.
Speaker A: So "warn" tells the AI to alert users before trouble?
Speaker B: Exactly. For dangerous actions, you'd write:
Prompt: Warn the user before they delete anything important, with a clear message and a confirm step, so no one wipes their data by accident with a single careless click.
Speaker B: The word "warn" tells the model to flag risk before it happens.
Speaker A: Useful. What about unsaved work?
Speaker B: Try this:
Prompt: Warn users if they try to leave a page with unsaved changes, so they get a friendly heads-up and never lose work they forgot to save.
Speaker A: So it protects their effort.
Speaker B: Right. For limits:
Prompt: Warn users as they near their storage limit, well before it's full, so they have time to tidy up rather than being blocked out of the blue.
Speaker A: I like that early notice.
Speaker B: For forms:
Prompt: Warn about weak passwords as the user types, with a gentle hint, so they choose something secure before they ever submit the sign-up form.
Speaker A: Could it warn admins of errors too?
Speaker B: Yes:
Prompt: Warn me by email if error rates spike on my server, so I'm alerted to trouble quickly and can fix it before users really notice.
Speaker A: So "warn" means a clear, caring alert.
Speaker B: Exactly — a protective word for smart safeguards.
Frequently asked questions about Warn
What does Warn mean?
To tell someone of possible danger.
ما معنى كلمة Warn بالعربي؟
يُحذر أو ينبه — ⚠️📢 يُحذر أو ينبه أو يُنذر أو يُخبر عن خطر أو مُشكلة أو أمر مُهم يجب الانتباه إليه 📢🚨
How do you pronounce Warn?
Warn is pronounced /wɔːn/ and is used as a verb.
How is Warn used in a sentence?
We warn against overtraining.
What are synonyms of Warn?
alert, caution, advise, notify, forewarn, tip off.