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forewarning

fore·warn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-wawrn, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr-/
    • /fɔːˈwɔːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-wawrn, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr-/

Definitions of forewarning word

  • verb with object forewarning to warn in advance. 1
  • noun forewarning An advance warning. 1

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Origin of forewarning

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, forewarn is from the Middle English word forwarnen. See fore-, warn

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Parts of speech for Forewarning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forewarning popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

forewarning usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for forewarning

noun forewarning

  • omen — anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
  • foreboding — a prediction; portent.
  • warning — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
  • premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
  • feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.

adjective forewarning

  • prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.

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