言い聞かせる — meaning in English

English meaning

• warn verb To alert someone to a danger, problem, or something unpleasant that may happen.

Senses

言い聞かせる is used for these senses in English:

• warn (transitive) To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:
• warn (transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. [from 11th c.]

warn — full definition

1. verb To alert someone to a danger, problem, or something unpleasant that may happen.
2. verb To advise someone against a particular course of action or behaviour.

Related Japanese words