forewarned; forewarning; forewarns
: to warn in advance
Examples of forewarn in a Sentence
I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog.
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The center’s job is to mitigate the effects of such machinations, and one of its main tools is forewarning voters through public bulletins.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Meteorologists, public entities such as NOAA and the National Hurricane Center, and public officials were diligent and urgent in forewarning those in the hurricanes’ path about the breadth of potential impacts and the risk to life and property.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Be forewarned, the ingenuity is only available at lunch.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Knowledge is everything, and the threat intelligence provided by this consultant is genuinely invaluable for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation: forearmed is forewarned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Meteorologists, public entities such as NOAA and the National Hurricane Center, and public officials were diligent and urgent in forewarning those in the hurricanes’ path about the breadth of potential impacts and the risk to life and property.
—Jim Foerster, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Be forewarned, the ingenuity is only available at lunch.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Knowledge is everything, and the threat intelligence provided by this consultant is genuinely invaluable for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation: forearmed is forewarned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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forewarn
verb
fore·warn
fōr-ˈwȯ(ə)rn 
fȯr-
: to warn in advance
forewarned of danger
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