forewarn

3 definitions found

forewarn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forewarn \Fore*warn"\ (f[=o]r*w[add]rn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Forewarned (f[=o]r*w[add]rnd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Forewarning.]
     To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition,
     information, or notice to; to caution in advance.
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           We were forewarned of your coming.       --Shak.
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forewarn - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  forewarn
      v 1: 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" [syn: forewarn, previse]

forewarn - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "forewarn":
     apprehend, bode, caution, croak, forebode, give advance notice,
     have a premonition, have a presentiment, look black, lower, menace,
     portend, preapprehend, precaution, premonish, prenotify, prewarn,
     tell in advance, threaten, warn