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US
/fɔɹˈwɔɹn/
]
[ UK /fɔːwˈɔːn/ ]
[ UK /fɔːwˈɔːn/ ]
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
How To Use forewarn In A Sentence
- That might not be what you want art to do, but forewarned is forearmed. Times, Sunday Times
- Traverse, I say these things to you that being 'forewarned' you may be 'forearmed.' The Hidden Hand
- He mentioned this to his cousin, but O’Hara, with a light-hearted reference to forewarning and forearming, refused to take the matter seriously. The Dancing Druids
- I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
- I think it's a good thing because if you know you're forewarned, you're forearmed.
- So do most teams that play them, although forewarned is not always forearmed. Times, Sunday Times
- But forewarned is forearmed, and four armed is usually a defect in early limb development related to abnormal patterning of the developing limb bud. Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite.
- In James Naughtie's book, far from being America's poodle, the British Prime Minister emerges as America's Alsatian, a watchdog which forewarns of danger and then helps combat it.
- The UN failed to respond to impending massacres despite forewarnings in all three cases.
- I should note that Welborn Rule obtains here: all posts to me are subject to possible posting, so be forewarned!