FOREWARN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they forewarn ... he / she / it forewarns

Past simple: forewarned

Past participle: forewarned

-ing form: forewarning

Meaning:

Warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

Example:

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

Synonyms:

forewarn; previse

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "forewarn" is one way to...):

warn (notify of danger, potential harm, or risk)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something

Derivation:

forewarning (an early warning about a future event)