Forewarn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forewarn is a verb meaning To warn in advance.
Meaning
To warn in advance.
Example Sentences
“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ? Why didn’t I telephone ? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape.[…]”
And ſure, although it was invented to eaſe his mynde of griefe, there be a number of caveats therein to forewarne other young gentlemen to foreſtand with good government their folowing yl fortunes; […]
Word Forms
- forewarns
- forewarning
- forewarned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include premonition, warn, notify, advise, caution, alert.
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