Forewarning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an early warning about a future event

warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹwˈɔːɹnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːwˈɔːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːwˈɔːnɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹwˈɔːɹnɪŋ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

premonition previse forewarn

Parts of Speech

noun	an early warning about a future event
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

forewarn	verb	warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
forewarning	noun	an early warning about a future event

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorwarnung

eine Frühwarnung vor einem zukünftigen Ereignis

🇫🇷French

avertissement

un avertissement précoce concernant un événement futur

🇪🇸Spanish

preaviso

una alerta temprana sobre un evento futuro

🇮🇹Italian

preavviso

un preavviso su un evento futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschuwing vooraf

een vroege waarschuwing over een toekomstige gebeurtenis

🇵🇹Portuguese

aviso prévio

um aviso prévio sobre um evento futuro

🇷🇺Russian

предупреждение

раннее предупреждение о будущем событии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेतावनी

भविष्य की किसी घटना के बारे में पूर्व चेतावनी

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ব সতর্কতা

একটি ভবিষ্যত ইভেন্ট সম্পর্কে একটি প্রাথমিক সতর্কতা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

எதிர்கால நிகழ்வைப் பற்றிய ஆரம்ப எச்சரிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు హెచ్చరిక

భవిష్యత్ ఈవెంట్ గురించి ముందస్తు హెచ్చరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वसूचना

भविष्यातील घटनेबद्दल पूर्व चेतावणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેતવણી

ભવિષ્યની ઘટના વિશે પ્રારંભિક ચેતવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ನೆಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಘಟನೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮುಂಚಿನ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

ഭാവിയിലെ ഒരു സംഭവത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള മുൻകൂർ മുന്നറിയിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشگی تنبیہ

مستقبل کے واقعہ کے بارے میں ابتدائی انتباہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预警

对未来事件的预警

🇯🇵Japanese

予告

将来の出来事についての早期警告

🇰🇷Korean

사전 경고

미래의 사건에 대한 조기 경고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo trước

cảnh báo sớm về một sự kiện trong tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

การเตือนล่วงหน้า

การเตือนล่วงหน้าเกี่ยวกับเหตุการณ์ในอนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringatan dini

peringatan dini tentang peristiwa yang akan datang

🇵🇭Filipino

paunang babala

isang maagang babala tungkol sa isang kaganapan sa hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

amaran awal

amaran awal tentang peristiwa yang akan datang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحذير مسبق

إنذار مبكر بشأن حدث مستقبلي

🇮🇷Persian

پیش اخطار

یک هشدار اولیه در مورد یک رویداد آینده

🇹🇷Turkish

ön uyarı

gelecekteki bir olay hakkında erken uyarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אזהרה מוקדמת

אזהרה מוקדמת לגבי אירוע עתידי

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The primary meaning of 'forewarning' is 'an early warning about a future event'.

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