forewarn
verb (used with object)
to warn in advance.
forewarns
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present tense formof forewarn (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It’s dark and, as the album title forewarns, there is plenty in that mood here—at times evoking societal situations, just as often depicting the ravages of his own age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
When she has audio calls, she forewarns her colleagues she might lose connection.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
A frozen opening shot of the exterior of a luxury California home forewarns of the tedium to come.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
Lawrence forewarns readers of his travel writing from Italy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
“My brother wears one in a ring. And as he’s a sea captain, the opal forewarns him of ocean storms. He says it has never been wrong.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
