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Forewarning

Forewarn \Fore*warn"\ (f[=o]r*w[add]rn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forewarned (f[=o]r*w[add]rnd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Forewarning.] To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance.

We were forewarned of your coming.
--Shak.

Wiktionary
forewarning

n. An advance warning; an omen. vb. (present participle of forewarn English)

WordNet
forewarning

n. an early warning about a future event [syn: premonition]

Usage examples of "forewarning".

It's not as if the Mil were able to swoop down on us with no forewarning the way they used to.

Besides, forewarning herself seemed wise even if -- as Ford had averred, nothing had ever happened on Shankill Station.

I can appreciate the Weyrs not wishing to alarm commoners but, well, a little forewarning would be only courteous.

He leaned toward the staircase, all his weight on one leg, and then suddenly and without forewarning even to himself he propelled his body in the opposite direction, snatching the paper from the scream lady's hand.

Some forewarning mechanism made him begin to crawl, knowing, everywhere, feeling it, a sense of violated space, the air itself infused with this infrared surprise.

This had proved to be an invaluable aid in setting our defenses, giving us forewarning of the Ants' attempts to tunnel toward our fortification.

Even if they had anticipated our attack, they should have had no forewarning as to its format.

Old Hari had been amazingly accurate in predicting future events, but the High Lord would be far happier if the man of powers had worded his forewarnings less bardically and more specifically.

Despite forewarnings they went sheet-white, clung together, but uttered no distressing sounds.