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Forewarning

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advance warning; an omen. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    an early warning about a future event wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forewarn form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From forewarn + -ing.

Etymology 2

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

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