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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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Be forewarned, though, that consumers with lower credit scores may get turned down.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
This car will induce whiplash in the unprepared and expletives from those who have been forewarned.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
According to Davidson, the BAFTAs did give the crowd some forewarning about his tics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 14 Jun. 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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