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varoittaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alert adj Watchful and paying close attention; ready to notice or react quickly.
  • book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  • caution noun Careful attention to avoid danger or mistakes.
  • warn verb To alert someone to a danger, problem, or something unpleasant that may happen.

Senses

varoittaa is used for these senses in English:

  • alert To give warning to.
  • book (sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
  • caution (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
  • serve notice To warn or announce.
  • warn (transitive) To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:

alert — full definition

  1. adj Watchful and paying close attention; ready to notice or react quickly.
  2. noun A warning or notification about something that needs attention.
  3. verb To warn someone about something.

book — full definition

  1. noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  2. noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
  3. noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
  4. verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
  5. verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.

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