forewarn

«forewarn» in Mova's school dictionary: To warn someone before something bad or difficult… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (forewarn, forewarns, forewarned, forewarning)

meaning for a pupil

To warn someone before something bad or difficult happens, so they can get ready. tree →

sense in the lessons

Saying: «Forewarned is forearmed» — if you know about a danger before, you can prepare. In stories and news: «We were forewarned about the storm». A bit formal.

examples

• The coach forewarned us that the match would be hard. tree →
• Weather warnings forewarn people about floods. tree →
• I'm forewarning you — the test is tricky. tree →
• They were forewarned about the traffic. tree →
• Forewarned is forearmed. tree →
• The sign forewarns drivers of the sharp bend. tree →
• For now I know that thou art he of whom Quicksilver forewarned me, the most prudent of mortals, against whom no enchantments can prevail. tree →

note

Regular verb. Fore- means «before». Slightly formal; everyday: «warn in advance».

In the corpora

• And the angel of the LORD forewarned Joshua, saying:

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forewarn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.