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No. 9,795 in Spanish

avisar

To warn, inform, or notify.

In a sentence

  • Por favor, avísame si necesitas ayuda con eso.

    Please let me know if you need help with that.

    Here, "avisar" is used in the sense of notifying or informing someone about a specific need or occurrence.

  • Ellos avisaron al grupo que la reunión se cancelaba.

    They informed the group that the meeting was canceled.

    In this case, "avisar" is employed to describe the act of making an announcement or providing notice about a situation.

  • Debemos avisar a la policía si vemos algo sospechoso.

    We must notify the police if we see something suspicious.

    Here, "avisar" conveys the meaning of alerting or reporting to an authority about an important matter.

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