Warning has 8 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Intj · Proper Noun
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
"a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"
"the warning was to beware of surprises"
"his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
notification of something, usually in advance
"they gave little warning of their arrival"
"she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
"The captain issued a stern warning before steering the ship into the stormy waters."
In plain English: A warning is a notice telling you that something bad might happen if you don't change your behavior.
"The teacher gave us a warning about running in the hallway."
Usage: A warning serves as a cautionary statement intended to alert someone to potential danger or trouble before it occurs. Use this noun when referring to specific alerts, such as safety warnings on products or official government advisories about severe weather.
present participle of warn
"The warning lights on the dashboard began flashing as soon as I drove over the speed bump."
In plain English: To warn someone is to tell them something bad might happen so they can get ready.
"The teacher warned the students to stop talking during the exam."
serving to warn
"shook a monitory finger at him"
"an exemplary jail sentence"
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
"The new warning sign on the highway alerts drivers to a sharp curve ahead where ice often forms during winter storms."
A surname.
"During the family reunion, everyone was surprised to learn that Warning is actually my great-grandfather's name."
Derived from Old French warnir, meaning to make aware, the term originally referred to the act of alerting someone to danger or impending trouble. It entered English in the late 14th century with this core sense of providing advance notice.