- warn someone off
- warn someone off†to advise a person to stay away. •
We placed a guard outside the door to warn people off until the gas leak could be fixed.
•The guards warned off everyone in the vicinity.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
warn someone off
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warn someone off — order someone to keep away or to refrain from doing (something). → warn … English new terms dictionary
warn someone off — tell someone forcefully or threateningly to go away or stay ■ advise someone forcefully against (a particular thing or course of action) he has been warned off booze … Useful english dictionary
warn off — transitive verb Britain : rule off * * * ˌwarn ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they warn off he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
warn off — PHRASAL VERB If you warn someone off, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment. [V n P] The police warned the intruder off... [V n P] He pressed for a full investigation, but was warned off... [ … English dictionary
warn — verb 1》 inform of a possible danger, problem, etc. ↘(warn someone off) order someone to keep away or to refrain from doing (something). 2》 give cautionary advice about actions or conduct to. Derivatives warner noun Origin OE war(e)nian,… … English new terms dictionary
warn — W2S3 [wo:n US wo:rn] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: warnian] 1.) to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it ▪ Be careful, the rocks are slippery, Alex warned. warn sb about sth ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
warn — [ wɔrn ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so they will not be hurt: Police are warning all women in the area to be on their guard. warn against: Recent studies warn against… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
warn — verb (I, T) 1 to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it: “Be careful, the rocks are slippery,” Alex warned. | warn sb about: I warned him about those stairs. | warn (sb) of: You were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
warn */*/*/ — UK [wɔː(r)n] / US [wɔrn] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms warn : present tense I/you/we/they warn he/she/it warns present participle warning past tense warned past participle warned Ways of warning someone: Be careful → the most usual… … English dictionary
warn — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ warns, warning, warned 1) VERB If you warn someone about something such as a possible danger or problem, you tell them about it so that they are aware of it. [V n that] When I had my first baby friends warned me that children … English dictionary
warn away — PHRASAL VERB If you warn someone away, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment. [V n P] Soon an official appeared to warn them away... [V n P from n/ ing] Analysts warn us away from drawing any … English dictionary
