premonish
/pɹiˈmɒ.nɪʃ/
premonish verb: to warn of something in advance.
Verb
premonish (third-person singular simple present premonishes, present participle premonishing, simple past and past participle premonished)
- To warn of something in advance.
- While other schools of a similar nature were petitioning for endowments, employing agents to solicit funds, and, failing to receive, were obliged to close their doors, she, […] premonished on every side with assurances of failure, not only established a good school, but maintained it, and made it a...1901, Winona Branch Sawyer, Frances Wood Shimer, 1826-1901, page 17
- In Australia and Samoa the kangaroo, the crow and the owl premonish their fellow clansmen of events to come.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 56
Forms of premonish
| third-person singular present | premonishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | premonishing |
| past participle | premonished |
| past | premonished |
Words formed from premonish
Questions about premonish
- What does premonish mean?
- Premonish means to warn of something in advance.
- What part of speech is premonish?
- Premonish is a verb.
- How do you pronounce premonish?
- Premonish is pronounced /pɹiˈmɒ.nɪʃ/.
- What is the past tense of premonish?
- The past tense of premonish is premonished.
Words near premonish in the dictionary
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