Forewarn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹwˈɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːwˈɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːwˈɔːn/

3 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹwˈɔːɹn/.

Examples

I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

previse

Parts of Speech

verb	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”

Word Forms

forewarning

noun

an early warning about a future event

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorwarnen

im Voraus oder im Voraus warnen; eine Frühwarnung geben

🇫🇷French

avertir

avertir à l'avance ou à l'avance ; donner un avertissement précoce

🇪🇸Spanish

prevenir

avisar con antelación o con antelación; dar una alerta temprana

🇮🇹Italian

avvisare

avvisare in anticipo o in anticipo; dare un preavviso

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschuw vooraf

waarschuw vooraf of vooraf; een vroegtijdige waarschuwing geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

avisar

avisar com antecedência ou antecipadamente; dar um aviso prévio

🇷🇺Russian

предупреждать

предупредить заранее или заранее; дать раннее предупреждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगाह कर देना

पहले से या पहले से चेतावनी देना; शीघ्र चेतावनी दें

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্ক করা

আগাম বা আগেই সতর্ক করা; একটি প্রাথমিক সতর্কতা দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

முன்கூட்டியே அல்லது முன்கூட்டியே எச்சரிக்கவும்; முன்கூட்டியே எச்சரிக்கை கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందే హెచ్చరించండి

ముందుగానే లేదా ముందుగానే హెచ్చరించండి; ముందస్తు హెచ్చరిక ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वसूचना देणे

आगाऊ किंवा आधीच चेतावणी द्या; लवकर चेतावणी द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેતવણી

અગાઉથી અથવા અગાઉથી ચેતવણી આપો; પ્રારંભિક ચેતવણી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ನೆಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿ; ಮೊದಲೇ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടി അറിയിക്കുക

മുൻകൂട്ടി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുൻകൂട്ടി മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകുക; നേരത്തെ മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦਿਓ; ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشگی خبردار کرنا

پیشگی یا پہلے سے انتباہ؛ ایک ابتدائی انتباہ دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警告

提前或事前警告；发出预警

🇯🇵Japanese

予告する

事前にまたは事前に警告する。早めに警告を出す

🇰🇷Korean

미리 경고하다

사전에 또는 사전에 경고합니다. 조기에 경고하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo trước

cảnh báo trước hoặc trước; đưa ra cảnh báo sớm

🇹🇭Thai

เตือนล่วงหน้า

ตักเตือนล่วงหน้าหรือล่วงหน้า ให้การเตือนล่วงหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperingatkan

memperingatkan terlebih dahulu atau sebelumnya; memberikan peringatan dini

🇵🇭Filipino

paunang babala

magbabala nang maaga o bago; magbigay ng maagang babala

🇲🇾Malay

memberi amaran

memberi amaran terlebih dahulu atau sebelumnya; beri amaran awal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحذير

تحذير مقدما أو مسبقا؛ إعطاء إنذار مبكر

🇮🇷Persian

پیش اخطار

هشدار از قبل یا از قبل؛ اخطار زودهنگام بدهید

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarmak

önceden veya önceden uyarmak; erken uyarı vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַזהִיר מִרֹאשׁ

להזהיר מראש או מראש; לתת אזהרה מוקדמת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forewarn'?

The primary meaning of 'forewarn' is 'warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forewarn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'forewarn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forewarn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forewarn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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