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premonishes

premonishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of premonish.

Meaning of premonish

Verb

premonish (third-person singular simple present premonishes, present participle premonishing, simple past and past participle premonished)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) 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

Questions about premonishes

What is premonishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Premonishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of premonish.

Words near premonishes in the dictionary

  1. premonarchic
  2. premonetary
  3. premoney
  4. premonish
  5. premonished
  6. premonishes
  7. premonishing
  8. premonishment
  9. premonishments
  10. premonition
  11. premonitional

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