forewarn
verb (used with object)
to warn in advance.
have forewarned
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present perfectof forewarn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However, the agency cautioned that no person or group was in a position to “see the confluence of behaviors that may have forewarned the attack.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
But the agency also cautioned that no person or group was in a position to “see the confluence of behaviors that may have forewarned the attack.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
"FBI inquiries to date," declared Kelley, "establish that the note contained no references to President Kennedy or in any way would have forewarned of the subsequent assassination."
From Time Magazine Archive
They must have forewarned the minders about her return.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
I think she might have forewarned us of the honour in store for us.
From Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
