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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But be forewarned: There are huge crowds for rideshares after stadium concerts.
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Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Then, forewarned, the good guys waited for the bad guys to foil their evil plot.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Be forewarned though: the trucker hat, a polarizing choice, is also on the rise.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Be forewarned, though—there’s a Mars Retrograde in Leo beginning that month!
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
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Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Then, forewarned, the good guys waited for the bad guys to foil their evil plot.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Be forewarned though: the trucker hat, a polarizing choice, is also on the rise.
—Alex Badia, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Be forewarned, though—there’s a Mars Retrograde in Leo beginning that month!
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
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forewarn
verb
fore·warn
fōr-ˈwȯ(ə)rn 
fȯr-
: to warn in advance
forewarned of danger
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