prewarn

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verb

To warn beforehand; to forewarn.

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Meanings

verbprewarn (third-person singular simple present prewarns, present participle prewarning, simple past and past participle prewarned)

present singular third person prewarns · participle present prewarning · participle past prewarned · past prewarned

  1. transitiveTo warn beforehand; to forewarn.

    The credited testimony of Borden shows that Adams on October 12 prewarned him about the discharge and told him that the ground for the discharge would be the misshading of materials ( i.e. selecting materials for manufacture into a batch of shirts which were not of matching shades).

    1971, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 889

Origin

From pre- + warn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prawner
Cite this entry
APA

prewarn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prewarn

MLA

“prewarn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prewarn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prewarn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prewarn.

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