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{{also|Warning}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|en|non-rhotic}}
** {{IPA|en|/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/|[ˈwɔːnɪŋ]|a=RP}}
*** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-warning.wav|a=UK}}
* {{a|en|rhotic}}
** {{IPA|en|/ˈwoɹnɪŋ/|[ˈwoɹnɪŋ]|;|/ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/|[ˈwɔɹnɪŋ]|a=GA}}
*** {{audio|en|en-us-warning.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ|s=2}}
* {{hyph|en|warn|ing}}

===Verb===
{{head|en|verb}}

# {{present participle of|en|warn|nocat=1}}
#* {{RQ:Churchill Celebrity|chapter=5|passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,{{...}}. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first '''warning''' notes of the figure.}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# An instance of warning someone.
#* {{RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp|chapter=7|passage=“{{...}} Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many '''warnings''' to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Laura Hernández-Ehrisman|chapter=Conclusion|title=Inventing the Fiesta City: Heritage and Carnival in San Antonio|publisher=w:University of New Mexico Press|year=2008|page=194|isbn=978-0-8263-4310-9|passage=Without much '''warning''', a deep voice addressed the crowd, calling for a reverent silence as the Texans who died at the Alamo battle were named.}}
# Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
#: {{ux|en|The boss gave him a '''warning''' that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.}}
#* {{RQ:Economist|date=2013-06-22|volume=407|issue=8841|page=76
|title=[http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21579801-making-sense-statistics-riddle-our-days-snakes-and-ladders Snakes and ladders]
|passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government '''warnings''' about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}

====Synonyms====
* [[caution]]

====Derived terms====
{{col|en|forewarning|unwarning|warningful|warningless|detectable warning surface|early-warning|strategic warning|tactical warning|all-ports warning|black box warning|content warning|fair warning|four-minute warning|ground proximity warning system|health warning|Miranda warning|Mount Warning|one-minute warning|profit warning|profits warning|red flag warning|Scarborough warning|terrain awareness and warning system|three-minute warning|tornado warning|spoiler warning|trigger warning|two-minute warning|warning bell|warning coloration
|warning light
|warning shot|warning track|warning triangle|warning sign|China's final warning|warning card}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top-see|instance of warning someone|admonishment|notice}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|paralajmërim|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَحْذِير|m}}, {{t|ar|إِنْذار|m}}, {{t|ar|تَنْبِيه|m}}
*: South Levantine Arabic: {{t|ar|إِنْذار|m}}, {{t|ar|تَنْبِيه|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|նախազգուշացում}}, {{t+|hy|զգուշացում}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|xəbərdarlıq}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|папярэ́джанне|n}}, {{t|be|папярэ́джаньне|n}}
* Bikol:
*: Central Bikol: {{t+|bcl|patanid}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|предупрежде́ние|n}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|advertència|f}}, {{t+|ca|advertiment|m}}, {{t+|ca|avís|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|警告}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|警告|tr=jǐnggào}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|varování|n}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|advarsel|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|waarschuwing|f}}, {{t|nl|waarning|f}}, {{t+|nl|verwittiging|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|averto}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|hoiatus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|varoittaminen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|avertissement|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|გაფრთხილება}}
* German: {{t+|de|Warnung|f}}, {{t+|de|Mahnung|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|προειδοποίηση|f}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|νουθεσία|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|אַזְהָרָה|f|tr=azhará}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|चेतावनी|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|figyelmeztetés}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|viðvörun|f}}, {{t+|is|aðvörun|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|avvertimento|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|警告|tr=けいこく, keikoku}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|ескерту}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|경고(警告)}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|эскертүү}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|monstrum|n}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|brīdinājums|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|įspėjimas|m}}
* Lower Tanana: {{t|taa|tedhit}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|предупреду́вање|n}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|മുന്നറിയിപ്പ്}}
* Māori: {{t|mi|ohititanga}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|анхааруулга}}, {{t+|mn|сэргийлэл}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|advarsel|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|åtvaring|f}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|vǫrnuðr}}
* Persian:
*: Iranian Persian: {{t|fa-ira|هُشْدار}}, {{t|fa-ira|اِخْطار}}, {{t|fa-ira|تَحْذیر}}, {{t|fa-ira|تَنْبیه}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Woarnunk|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ostrzeżenie|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|aviso|m}}
* Romagnol: {{t|rgn|avìș|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|avertisment|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|предупрежде́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|предостереже́ние|n}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|rabhadh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|упозоре́ње|n}}
*: Latin: {{t+|sh|upozorénje|n}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|varovanie|n}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|obvestilo|n}}, {{t|sl|opozorilo|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|advertencia|f}}, {{t|es|animadvertencia|f}}, {{t+|es|aldabonazo|m}}, {{t+|es|aldabada|f}}, {{t+|es|advertimiento|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|varning|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|babala}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|танбеҳ}}, {{t|tg|огоҳӣ}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|எச்சரிக்கை}}, {{t+|ta|எச்சரிப்பு}}, {{t+|ta|முன்னறிவிப்பு}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|uyarı}}, {{t+|tr|ikaz}}
*: Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|ایقاظ|tr=ikâz}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|попере́дження|n}}, {{t|uk|застере́ження|n}}, {{t|uk|перестере́ження|n}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|اِنْتِباہ|m}}, {{t|ur|تَحْذِیر|f}}, {{t|ur|تَن٘بِیہ|f}}, {{t|ur|چیتاوَنی|f}}, {{t|ur|خبردار|tr=xabar-dār}}, {{t|ur|ہشدار|tr=huśdār}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ئاگاھلاندۇرۇش}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|tanbeh}}, {{t+|uz|ogohlantirish}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|báo trước|alt=sự báo trước}}
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{{trans-top-see|something spoken or written that is intended to warn|notice|alert}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|նշան}}, {{t+|hy|նշանակ}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|ohartarazpen}}
* Bikol:
*: Central Bikol: {{t+|bcl|patanid}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|предупрежде́ние|n}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|avís|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-needed|cmn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|varování|n}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|advarsel|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|waarschuwing|f}}, {{t|nl|waarning|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|admono}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|varoitus}}
* French: {{t+|fr|avertissement|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|გაფრთხილება}}
* German: {{t+|de|Warnung|f}}, {{t+|de|Mahnung|f}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|चेतावनी|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|figyelmeztetés}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|viðvörun|f}}, {{t+|is|aðvörun|f}}, {{qualifier|chiefly plural}} {{t|is|varnaðarorð|n}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|peringatan}}, {{t+|id|perhatian}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fógra|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|monito|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|警告|tr=けいこく, keikoku}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ការព្រមាន}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|경고(警告)}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|monitum|n}}, {{t+|la|monitus|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|предупреду́вање|n}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|amaran}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|മുന്നറിയിപ്പ്}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|wacche word}}
* Old Norse: {{t|non|vǫrnuðr}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Woarnunk|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ostrzeżenie|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|aviso|m}}
* Romagnol: {{t|rgn|avìș|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|advertencia|f}}, {{t|es|animadvertencia|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|ilani}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|varning|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|babala}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|எச்சரிக்கை}}, {{t+|ta|முன்னறிவிப்பு}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|uyarı}}
*: Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|وعظ|tr=vaʼz}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|попере́дження|n}}, {{t|uk|застере́ження|n}}, {{t|uk|пересторо́га|f}}, {{t|uk|засторо́га|f}}, {{t|uk|перестере́ження|n}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|[[lời]] [[cảnh báo]]}}, {{t+|vi|cảnh báo}}
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===Interjection===
{{en-intj}}

# {{n-g|Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|warning of danger in signs}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|внимание|n}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|pahibalo}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|小心|tr=xiǎoxīn}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|advarsel}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|opgelet!}}, {{t+|nl|waarschuwing}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaara}}
* French: {{t+|fr|attention}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ფრთხილად!}}
* German: {{t+|de|Achtung}}, {{t+|de|Warnung}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|זְהִירוּת|f|tr=z'hirút}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|figyelem}}, {{t+|hu|vigyázat}}
* Ibaloi: {{t|ibl|bangshaan}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|aðvörun|f}}, {{t|is|athugið|alt=athugið!}}, {{t|is|ATH|alt=ATH!}} (''abbreviation of'' [[athugið]])
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|peringatan}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|внима́ние|n}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|amaran}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|uwaga}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|atenție}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|внима́ние}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|precaución}}, {{t+|es|cuidado}}, {{t+|es|advertencia}}, {{t+|es|aviso}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|babala}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|uyarı}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|ува́га|f}}
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==Chinese==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|yue|en|warning}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|c=won1 ning2
|cat=n
}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} {{l|en|warning}} [[letter]] {{zh-mw|c:封|c:張}}
#* {{quote-newsgroup|yue|date=1998-03-24|author=Air|title=爆電Ｘ傳呼大獲!!!!|url=https://groups.google.com/g/hk.chinese/c/sD8V8pvY8a4/m/SNB1MAluNXwJ|newsgroup=hk.chinese}}
#*: {{zh-q|每 個 月 唔 可以 請 超過 三 人 病假 @, 否則 出 wa{o}r{n1}ning{g2} @( 超過 三 張 wa{o}r{n1}ning{g2} @, 要 自動 離職 @)!||C}}
#* {{quote-book|yue|date=2015-07-15|isbn=978-988-13612-4-0|location=Hong Kong|publisher=點子出版|author=于日辰|title=zh:《新聞女郎 Angelica》|page=165|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSMVEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA165}}
#*: {{zh-q|「我 係 老細，我 而家 就 出 兩 封 '''@W{w}a{o}r{n1}ning{g2}''' 畀 你，一 封 遲到，一 封 寫 錯 字，Get out！」||C}}
#* {{quote-av|yue|year=2023|title=w:zh:新聞女王<t:the QUEEN of news>|number=16|actor=w:zh:鄭衍峰<t:Leonard Cheng>|role=姚懷恩<t:Roy>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq07mE8Pdg&t=1570}}
#*: {{zh-q|出 wa{o}r{n1}ning{g2} 畀 我哋？蝦 我哋 部門 細 呀{aa4}？||C}}
#* {{quote-av|yue|date=2024-07-07|author=徐樂思|director=俞汶蔚|episode=有大食大是應該的嗎|title=w:zh:愛·回家之開心速遞<t:{{w|Come Home Love: Lo And Behold}}>|actor=w:zh:呂慧儀<t:{{w|Koni Lui}}>|role=熊若水<t:Mary Hung>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDtpw5OVcKY&t=1142}}
#*: {{zh-q|風 少{siu3} 開 到 聲 喇，唔 夾 收 wa{o}r{n1}ning{g2} 㗎||C}}

==French==
{{wp|fr:}}

===Etymology===
{{pseudo-loan|fr|en|warning light}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{lb|fr|colloquial}} [[hazard light]]
#: {{syn|fr|feux de détresse}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

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