forewarn

fore·warn

 (fôr-wôrn′)

tr.v. fore·warned, fore·warn·ing, fore·warns

To warn in advance.

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forewarn

(fɔːˈwɔːn)

vb (tr)

1. to warn beforehand

2. forewarned is forearmed if one says 'Forewarned is forearmed', one is saying that if one knows about a problem or situation in advance, one will be able to deal with it when one needs to

foreˈwarner n

foreˈwarningly adv

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fore•warn

(fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr-)

v.t.

to warn in advance; alert.

[1300–50]

fore•warn′er, n.

fore•warn′ing•ly, adv.

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forewarn

Past participle: forewarned
Gerund: forewarning

Imperative

forewarn

forewarn

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

forewarn - 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" previse warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

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forewarn

verb alert, advise, caution, tip off, apprise, give fair warning, put on guard, put on the qui vive The book had forewarned me of what to expect.

Proverbs
"Forewarned is forearmed"

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forewarn

verb

1. To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk:

admonish, alarm, alert, caution, warn.

2. To give warning signs of (impending peril):

forebode, threaten.

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Translations

vorwarnen

προειδοποιώ

preallarmare

op de hoogte stellenwaarschuwen

forewarn

[fɔːˈwɔːn] VT → avisar, advertir
to be forewarned → estar prevenido
forewarned is forearmed → hombre prevenido or precavido vale por dos

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forewarn

[fɔː^rˈwɔː^rn] vt → avertir

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forewarn

vt → vorher warnen; that should have forewarned him → das hätte ihm eine Vorwarnung sein sollen; forewarned is forearmed (Prov) → Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt (Prov)

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forewarn

[fɔːˈwɔːn] vt → avvisare in precedenza
forewarned is forearmed → uomo avvisato è mezzo salvato

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