Let that be a warning to you

Definition

warn /wↄ:n/ v ၁။ ~ sb (of sth); ~ sb about/against sb/sth; ~ sb against doing သတိေပးသည္။ ‘Mind the step,’ she warned. ❍ I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. ❍ If you warn me in advance, I'll have your order ready for you. ❍ She was warned of the danger of driving the car in that state. ❍ He warned us against pick-pockets. ❍ The police have warned shopkeepers about the forged banknotes. ❍ The police are warning (motorists) of possible delays. ❍ They warned her that if she did it again she would be sent to prison. ❍ I had been warned what to expect. ၂။ သတိေပးသည္။ They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ❏ Let that be a warning to you ၾကပ္ၾကပ္သတိထား အဲဒါ ဆရာပဲ။ Let that be a warning to you. ❏ warning n [C, U] သတိေပးခ်က္။ She received/was given a written warning about her conduct. ❍ a gale warning to shipping. ❍ warning lights/shots ❍ The attack occurred without warning (ie unexpectedly). ❍ The speaker sounded a note of warning (ie spoke of possible risk or danger). ❏ warn sb off (sth/doing sth) [ PHRV ] ၁။ ေမာင္းထုတ္ သည္။ ႏွင္ထုတ္သည္။ The farmer warned us off (his land) when we tried to camp there. ၂။ ရပ္တန္းကရပ္ရန္ သတိေပးသည္။ His doctor has warned him off (drinking) alcohol.

Examples

1. [warn someone to do something] : Police are warning all women in the area to take extra care when going out alone.
2. [warn against] : Recent studies warn against drinking too much caffeine.
3. [warn someone about something] : Travel agents are not warning tourists about the dangers of crime in holiday resorts.
4. [warn of] : Scientists warned of the threat to beaches and rivers from pollution.
5. [warn that] : The report warns that consumers could end up paying higher prices.
6. I warned you not to go to that party last night.