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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. 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"
[syn: forewarn, previse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forewarn \Fore*warn"\ (f[=o]r*w[add]rn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forewarned (f[=o]r*w[add]rnd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Forewarning.] To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance. [1913 Webster] We were forewarned of your coming. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forewarn v 1: 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" [syn: forewarn, previse]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "forewarn": apprehend, bode, caution, croak, forebode, give advance notice, have a premonition, have a presentiment, look black, lower, menace, portend, preapprehend, precaution, premonish, prenotify, prewarn, tell in advance, threaten, warn