Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To warn in advance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To warn, admonish, or advise beforehand; give previous notice to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
warn in advance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
Etymologies
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Examples
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Finally since you were notified by someone on the committee concerned enough to ask I will take this moment to forewarn which is forearmed.
The low-carb movement needs your help | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I'm just gonna forewarn them that it's everybody else that's going to be begging for their job back.
Two and a Half Men Plus a Colonel Joe Queenan 2011
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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I couldn't give a damn if the Bible can predict the next president and I don't need the Torah to forewarn me that I'm about to become nuclear melba toast.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Rise of the Religious Charlatans Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2010
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