warrant
verb/ˈwɒrənt/
/ˈwɔːrənt/
(formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they warrant | /ˈwɒrənt/ /ˈwɔːrənt/ |
| he / she / it warrants | /ˈwɒrənts/ /ˈwɔːrənts/ |
| past simple warranted | /ˈwɒrəntɪd/ /ˈwɔːrəntɪd/ |
| past participle warranted | /ˈwɒrəntɪd/ /ˈwɔːrəntɪd/ |
| -ing form warranting | /ˈwɒrəntɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːrəntɪŋ/ |
- to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation synonym justify
- warrant something Further investigation is clearly warranted.
- The TV appearance was so brief that it hardly warranted comment.
- They do not consider the case serious enough to warrant a government enquiry.
- warrant (somebody/something) doing something The situation scarcely warrants their/them being dismissed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hardly
- certainly
- clearly
- …
- be important enough to
- be serious enough to
- be severe enough to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘protector’ and ‘safeguard’, also, as a verb, ‘keep safe from danger’): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee.
Idioms
See warrant in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee warrant in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishI/I’ll warrant (you)
- (old-fashioned) used to tell somebody that you are sure of something and that they can be sure of it tooTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
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