[ US /fɔɹˈwɔɹn/ ]
[ UK /fɔːwˈɔːn/ ]
VERB
  1. 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
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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!
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