warning

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Telling people of coming danger so they can turn away from it. In the prophets, one who hears the horn and ignores the warning is to blame for what happens to him.

Interpretation. Ezekiel is read as God's watchman who must warn the people, so that those who ignore him bear their own guilt. Tradition values warning others and repenting when warned.

Examples

• To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? (Prophets JER.6.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• then whosoever heareth the sound of the horn, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head; (Prophets EZK.33.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• he heard the sound of the horn, and took not warning, his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul. (Prophets EZK.33.5, JPS 1917) 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.