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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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Just be forewarned that reality will come crashing down at some point, popping our bubbles.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 11 Mar. 2025
As the saying goes, forewarned is forearmed: understanding sentiment means decisions can be proactive instead of reactive.
—John Walkup, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Indeed, the industry would later claim that, with these labels, the public had been forewarned about the risks of smoking—and thus assumed these risks themselves.
—Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forewarn. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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