to forewarn
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4.8
- verb
- /fɔrˈwɔrn/
:
advertir de
- In such cases, managers should be forewarned about the dangers of forgetting the big picture.
So, you know, forewarned is forearmed, and let's move on to the next stuff.
- So, you know, forewarned is forearmed, and let's move on to the next stuff.
- And so he goes on and he says, thanks to this grand hypothesis, man is forewarned and forearmed.
Examples
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How can kids out of pharmacy school not be forewarned about their practices?
Blog text (13) -
We have a right to be forewarned.
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I just want to forewarn you.
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Not so much about dropping the bomb... but whether or not to forewarn the Japanese people.
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So you are now forewarned if anyone wants to leave now, it's fine.
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If you are a first-time entrepreneur, be forewarned that this is normal.
Blog text (11) -
Each had been forewarned by former AILP participants about the intense academic pressures.
Academic text (1995) -
Healthcare managers and executives should be forewarned of the long recovery periods that follow restructuring and downsizing.
Academic text (1996) -
But Snyder, Gessen, and others who know authoritarian societies make it clear that forewarned is forearmed.
Academic text (2016) -
I want to forewarn you about the weather conditions before you set out on your hike.
Synonyms
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1.0
Tell someone about possible danger so they can be careful
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2.3
To warn someone about a possible danger or problem
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3.0
To warn someone about danger or problems
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4.2
To tell people about a possible danger before it happens
To tell someone about something before it happens
To warn people about a possible danger or serious problem
Make someone think there may be a problem
How Early
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forewarn joins fore- meaning 'before' and warn, so it means to tell someone about danger or trouble before it happens.