forewarn
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fore·warn /fɔːˈwɔːn $ fɔːrˈwɔːrn/ verb [transitive] 1 WARNto warn someone about something dangerous, unpleasant, or unexpected before it happens 预先警告，事先告知be forewarned of/about something We’d been forewarned of the dangers of travelling at night. 我们预先被告知夜间行路有什么危险。n Grammar Forewarn is often used in the passive.► see thesaurus at warn2. forewarned is forearmed KNOW somethingused to say that it is better to know about something before it happens, so that you can be prepared for it 凡事预则立，先知先戒备，有备无患 —forewarning noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
forewarn• The closure order came on a Sunday night, with no forewarning.• There was no-one to explain that leprosy was a disease that gave no forewarning.• She wanted him but couldn't have him and she must deal with that because he had forewarned her.• Barry Hearn forewarned me that the meeting was going to be tough.• Through astrology one could be forewarned of the exact time of his coming.• A police team, forewarned of the raid, had taken up positions inside the bank.• Yet she had timed her appearance so exactly that it seemed as if she had been forewarned of the train's arrival.fore·warn verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
something unexpected dangerous, warn or to about before Corpus unpleasant, someone
forewarn
fore‧warn /fɔːˈwɔːn $ fɔːrˈwɔːrn/
verb [transitive often passive]
1. to warn someone about something dangerous, unpleasant, or unexpected before it happens
forewarn somebody of/about something
We’d been forewarned of the dangers of travelling at night.
2. forewarned is forearmed used to say that it is better to know about something before it happens, so that you can be prepared for it
—forewarning noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ warn to tell someone about something bad or dangerous that might happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it: I warned you about sitting out in the sun too long. | We were warned that there could be delays on the motorway, so we took another route.
▪give somebody a warning to tell someone that if they continue to behave in an unsatisfactory way, they will be punished: He’s already been given several warnings about handing in his essays late. | The US gave a warning that if the hostages were not released, it would be forced to take military action.
▪alert to officially or publicly warn people of possible danger so that they can prevent it or be ready to deal with it: a campaign to alert people to the dangers of smoking | An anonymous caller alerted the police that a bomb was due to go off.
▪tip somebody off informal to secretly warn someone about something that is going to happen – used especially about warning the police about a crime: The police found the drugs after being tipped off by local residents. | Informants tipped the FBI off.
▪caution formal to warn someone to do or not to do something in order to avoid a dangerous or bad result: People are being cautioned against using credit cards abroad, in case of fraud. | Health officials have cautioned the public to wash fruit thoroughly before eating it.
▪forewarn /fɔːˈwɔːn $ fɔːrˈwɔːrn/ [usually passive] formal to warn someone about something that is going to happen, so that you are expecting it or ready for it: We had been forewarned that the roads weren’t very good.
fore‧warn /fɔːˈwɔːn $ fɔːrˈwɔːrn/
verb [transitive often passive]1. to warn someone about something dangerous, unpleasant, or unexpected before it happens
forewarn somebody of/about something
2. forewarned is forearmed used to say that it is better to know about something before it happens, so that you can be prepared for it
—forewarning noun [uncountable and countable]
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