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forewarning¹

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verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of forewarn

forewarning²

Where it comes from

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

noun forewarnings

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

    Similar: premonition

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noun advance warning

Portuguêspré-aviso

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@misc{forewarning_2026,
  title = {forewarning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forewarning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}