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Definition of forewarn verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

forewarn

verb

NAmE//fɔrˈwɔrn//

[often passive] forewarn somebody (of something) forewarn somebody that… (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they forewarn

he / she / it forewarns

past simple forewarned

-ing form forewarning

to warn someone about something bad or unpleasant before it happens The commander had been forewarned of the attack.

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Idioms

forewarned is forearmed (saying)

if you know about problems, dangers, etc. before they happen, you can be better prepared for them

forewarning

noun [uncountable, countable]See forewarn in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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