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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Summer can also be a great time to plan a trip, but be forewarned: the Delmarva Peninsula can be very hot, muggy, and buggy during the height of the season.
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Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Memes of celebration, handing out sweets, and taunts from a Shiite cleric who had forewarned last year that the strike was coming spread on Arabic social media.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
And, be forewarned, there is some real baseball rules wonkiness about to be described.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
One must be forewarned not to press play on Netflix’s enjoyable new feature, Nonnas (streaming May 9), on an empty stomach.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Memes of celebration, handing out sweets, and taunts from a Shiite cleric who had forewarned last year that the strike was coming spread on Arabic social media.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
And, be forewarned, there is some real baseball rules wonkiness about to be described.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
One must be forewarned not to press play on Netflix’s enjoyable new feature, Nonnas (streaming May 9), on an empty stomach.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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forewarn
verb
fore·warn
fōr-ˈwȯ(ə)rn 
fȯr-
: to warn in advance
forewarned of danger
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