forewarns

verb

present tense third-person singular of forewarn
as in warns
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog

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  1. warns
  2. alerts
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  • Ramey warns things could get worse, with California still relatively quiet so far but firefighting resources already stretched thin.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Foundation and Plumbing Repairs Delaying repairs to small foundation cracks and plumbing leaks can lead to expensive damage, Mansfield warns.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of warns
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  • DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • That microscopic shift alters the laser beams ever so slightly, producing a tiny flicker of light that alerts scientists to a distant cosmic event.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of alerts
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