Show and Warn

Show

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

Warn and show are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warn" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

Warn

Warn verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.

Show and warn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a verb "Warn".

Nearby Words: warning, warned

Common collocations

character show character warn character
someone show someone warn someone
audience show audience warn audience
time show time warn time
Other words: world, everyone, kids.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Harvester Similarly, you can show the adult magazine to Karin, and Edna will warn you not to show it to her again, or she'll tell the sheriff.
  • Raging Stiffie A subversion in the fashion show episode; Simon is wearing ludicrously small, tight pants for aforementioned show and his friends repeatedly warn him of the perils of an unwanted erection.
  • Wall of Text Pretty much every educator in Public Speaking or similar will strongly warn you against letting this happen to your slide show presentations that you make in Powerpoint or similar software.
    Source: Wall of Text
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