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forewarning

verb

Etymology

From Middle English forwarning, equivalent to forewarn + -ing or fore- + warning. Cognate with German Vorwarnung (“forewarning”), Swedish förvarning (“forewarning”).

  1. inherited from forwarning

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of forewarn

  2. An advance warning

    An advance warning; an omen.

    • Beatrice knew his footstep at a distance that might have defied even the acute listener of the fairy tale; and yet, with even such long forewarning, would blush crimson deep on his entrance.
    • I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm.
    • For many humans, life does end abruptly, without much forewarning.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA