German edit

Etymology edit

16th century, from ver- +‎ warnen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /feʁˈvaʁnən/, [fɐˈvaʁ.nən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˌvaɐ̯-], [-ˌvaː-], [-nn̩]
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Verb edit

verwarnen (weak, third-person singular present verwarnt, past tense verwarnte, past participle verwarnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to caution, admonish, to warn of punishment or other negative consequences
  2. (ball games) to book, to show a yellow card to (but sometimes also used for a verbal warning, which is more properly called ermahnen)

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