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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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Just be forewarned, the Week 6 waivers are a bit thin.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Car shopping experts forewarned that the rush of buyers would all but halt without the credit, though GM and Ford managed to find a work-around that allowed EVs intended for leasing to qualify ― while supplies last.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
While my brother-in-law may have been OK with sharing his birthday with his daughter’s announcement, our son was not forewarned nor had any say in how the events unfolded.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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