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forewarned

forewarned is the simple past and past participle of forewarn.

Meaning of forewarn

Verb

forewarn (third-person singular simple present forewarns, present participle forewarning, simple past and past participle forewarned)

  1. To warn in advance.
    • And ſure, although it was invented to eaſe his mynde of griefe, there be a number of caveats therein to forewarne other young gentlemen to foreſtand with good government their folowing yl fortunes; […]1576, George Whetstone, “The Ortchard of Repentance: […]”, in The Rocke of Regard, […], London: […] [H. Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of...

Origin of forewarned

From Middle English forwarned, equivalent to forewarn + -ed.

Words formed from forewarned

Questions about forewarned

What is forewarned the simple past and past participle of?
Forewarned is the simple past and past participle of forewarn.

Words near forewarned in the dictionary

  1. forewarmer
  2. forewarmers
  3. forewarming
  4. forewarms
  5. forewarn
  6. forewarned
  7. forewarned is forearmed
  8. forewarned, forearmed
  9. forewarner
  10. forewarners
  11. forewarneth

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