(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone about something such as a possible danger or problem, you tell them about it so that they are aware of it.
When I had my first baby friends ~ed me that children were expensive...
They ~ed him of the dangers of sailing alone...
Analysts ~ed that Europe’s most powerful economy may be facing trouble...
He also ~ed of a possible anti-Western backlash.
VERB: V n that, V n of/about n, V that, V of n
2.
If you ~ someone not to do something, you advise them not to do it so that they can avoid possible danger or punishment.
Mrs. Blount ~ed me not to interfere...
‘Don’t do anything yet,’ he ~ed. ‘Too risky.’...
‘Keep quiet, or they’ll all come out,’ they ~ed him...
I wish I’d listened to the people who ~ed me against having the operation...
VERB: V n to-inf, V with quote, V n with quote, V n against n/-ing