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# forewarn

«forewarn» in Mova's school dictionary: **To warn someone before something bad or difficult…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (forewarn, forewarns, forewarned, forewarning)

### meaning for a pupil

To warn someone before something bad or difficult happens, so they can get ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Saying: «Forewarned is forearmed» — if you know about a danger before, you can prepare. In stories and news: «We were forewarned about the storm». A bit formal.

### examples

- The coach forewarned us that the match would be hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x1)
- Weather warnings forewarn people about floods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x2)
- I'm forewarning you — the test is tricky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x3)
- They were forewarned about the traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x4)
- Forewarned is forearmed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x5)
- The sign forewarns drivers of the sharp bend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x6)
- For now I know that thou art he of whom Quicksilver forewarned me, the most prudent of mortals, against whom no enchantments can prevail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. Fore- means «before». Slightly formal; everyday: «warn in advance».

### In the corpora

- [And the angel of the LORD forewarned Joshua, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.39/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forewarn» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forewarn/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.