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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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Virtually nobody was forewarned.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for forewarn
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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forewarn
verb
fore·warn
fōr-ˈwȯ(ə)rn 
fȯr-
: to warn in advance
forewarned of danger
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