forewarn
verb (used with object)
to warn in advance.
had forewarned
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past perfectof forewarn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The police force had forewarned that it would also monitor social media and use facial recognition to spot criminal behavior.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
They later ascertained he had forewarned of some of his actions in private messages to a Facebook friend.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
She had forewarned readers that her version of the strip would bring technological change.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2018
The charges were several times larger than the amount GE had forewarned investors.
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2018
He had forewarned no one, not even his most intimate friends.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
