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 →

2) A message telling someone they will be punished if they do something again. tree →

3) The -ing form of warn: «She is warning us about the ice». tree →

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 →
• Read the warning label on the bottle. tree →
• The storm came without warning. tree →
• The teacher gave him a warning for talking. tree →
• A wasp's stripes are a warning to birds. tree →
• There's a weather warning for strong winds. tree →
• The siren is a warning to get out of the way. tree →
• Pain is your body's warning that something is wrong. tree →
• But the girl remembered her mother’s warning. tree →

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.
• Bailiffs can collect money owed only after a court decision and many warnings, under strict rules, and cannot take essentials.
• A landlord is allowed to raise the rent, usually with warning, and a rise leaves less money for other things.
• "When the fun stops, stop" is a warning betting adverts must include, because gambling can become an addiction.
• An amber weather warning means bad weather is likely and people should be ready; it does not promise a snow day.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «warning» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.