forewarning
/fɔːˈwɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fɔːrˈwɔːrn/ (ame, ipa) · /fɔːˈwɔːnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fɔːrˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [fɔrwˈɔrnɪŋ] /fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ/ (ame, mw)
forewarning — verb
- forewarningpresent simple I / you / we / they
- forewarnings3rd person singular
- forewarninging-ing form
- forewarningedpast simple
1. to tell someone about a future problem or danger before it happens, so they can
to tell someone about a future problem or danger before it happens, so they can prepare or avoid it
The weather service forewarned coastal residents of the approaching hurricane.
forewarn + object + of + noun phrase
Darius forewarned his colleagues that the funding would run out by Friday.
forewarn + object + that-clause
No one had forewarned Chidi about the strict dress code at the office.
The guide forewarned hikers to bring extra water for the desert trail.
- surprise
to cause someone to feel shock at something unexpected, the opposite of giving advance notice
文法句型
forewarn + object + of/about + noun phrase
forewarn + object + that-clause
forewarn + object + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Often used in the passive form ('be forewarned') or paired with the idiom 'forewarned is forearmed', meaning that knowing about a danger beforehand gives you time to prepare.
常見錯誤
forewarning — noun
1. a piece of information given in advance about a bad event or difficulty, allowin
a piece of information given in advance about a bad event or difficulty, allowing time to get ready
The earthquake struck shortly after midnight without any forewarning.
without forewarning (common prepositional phrase)
Tamar ignored several forewarning signs and continued driving toward the blizzard.
The school received a forewarning of the inspection just two days beforehand.
Despite clear forewarning from the auditors, the company failed to fix the error.
Rin's strange behaviour was a forewarning that something was wrong at home.
- advance notice
more neutral and general; does not necessarily imply something bad
- early warning
emphasises the timeliness; commonly used in safety and military contexts
- surprise
an unexpected event without any advance notice
文法句型
without forewarning
forewarning of/about + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used in negative constructions ('without any forewarning', 'with little forewarning') to emphasise the lack of advance notice. The verb 'forewarn' is far more common in everyday speech than the noun 'forewarning'.