Forewarn
[fɔː'wɔːn] or [fɔr'wɔrn]
Definition
(verb.) warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; 'I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house'.
Edited by Ahmed--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance.
Editor: Quentin
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Caution, admonish, advise, warn.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See WARN]
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Definition
v.t. to warn beforehand: to give previous notice.—n. Forewarn′ing warning beforehand.
Edited by Cary
Examples
- He must forewarn Mr. Yorke that blasphemy against God and the king was a deadly sin, and that there was such a thing as 'judgment to come. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You will lose yourself, I forewarn you. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- His own words are a pledge of this-- My Master, he says, has forewarned me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The forewarning of my instinct was but fulfilled, when I discovered her, all cold and vigilant, perched like a white bird on the outside of the bed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I shall take no step without forewarning you. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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