Definitions for forewarn
fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr-fore·warn

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1. forewarn, previseverb

   warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

   "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"

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1. forewarnverb

   To warn in advance.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Forewarnverb

   Etymology: fore and warn.

   1. To admonish beforehand.

   I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: fear him which, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Lu. xii. 5.

   2. To inform previously of any future event.

   Divine interpreter, by favour sent
   Down from the empyrean, to forewarn
   Us timely of what might else have been our loss
   Unknown. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.

   3. To caution against any thing beforehand.

   Well I will arm me, being thus forewarn’d. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Thy pride,
   And wand’ring vanity, when least was safe,
   Rejected my forewarning, and disdain’d
   Not to be trusted. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   Tho’ Phœbus had forewarned him of singing wars, yet the search of nature was free. John Dryden, Virg. Dedic. to Ld. Clifford.

   Young Choræbus, who by love was led
   To win renown and fair Cassandra’s bed,
   Had lately brought his troops to Priam’s aid;
   Forewarn’d in vain by the prophetick maid. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. forewarn

   Forewarn is to alert or inform someone in advance about a possible danger or problem, to give prior notice or warning about something that has not yet happened.

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1. Forewarnverb

   to warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance

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1. Forewarn

   fōr-wawrn′, v.t. to warn beforehand: to give previous notice.—n. Forewarn′ing, warning beforehand.

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How to pronounce forewarn?

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How to say forewarn in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forewarn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forewarn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forewarn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forewarn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=forewarn
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forewarn
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=forewarn