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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The results, perhaps suprisingly, are far from disastrous and ultimately quite endearing, though parents should be forewarned of a movie that drops more f- and b-bombs than all the ordnance released during World War II.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
Be forewarned that applying for a free credit check from less reputable providers can be an invitation to identity theft.
—Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Be forewarned, however; this deal is not advertised publicly, so dealers may not be particularly excited to deliver on it.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
But be forewarned: You may get distracted by the views.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024
And the Maryland Department of Legislative Services forewarned that the state would face structural budget deficits while Moore’s predecessor, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, was still in office.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
Still, forewarned is forearmed, and there was also criticism about the sound mixing for Nolan's 2020 film, Tenet.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2023
Be forewarned, though—there’s a Mars Retrograde in Leo beginning that month!
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
The crowded clinic was the starting point of a medical mystery that forewarns an alarming new public health crisis in Africa.
—Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
Be forewarned that applying for a free credit check from less reputable providers can be an invitation to identity theft.
—Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Be forewarned, however; this deal is not advertised publicly, so dealers may not be particularly excited to deliver on it.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
But be forewarned: You may get distracted by the views.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024
And the Maryland Department of Legislative Services forewarned that the state would face structural budget deficits while Moore’s predecessor, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, was still in office.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
Still, forewarned is forearmed, and there was also criticism about the sound mixing for Nolan's 2020 film, Tenet.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2023
Be forewarned, though—there’s a Mars Retrograde in Leo beginning that month!
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
The crowded clinic was the starting point of a medical mystery that forewarns an alarming new public health crisis in Africa.
—Stephanie Nolen Tiksa Negeri, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of forewarn was
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forewarn
verb
fore·warn
fōr-ˈwȯ(ə)rn 
fȯr-
: to warn in advance
forewarned of danger
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