Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forewarn
Participle: forewarned
Gerund: forewarning
Indicative
Present
| I | forewarn |
| you | forewarn |
| he;she;it | forewarns |
| we | forewarn |
| you | forewarn |
| they | forewarn |
Perfect
| I | have forewarned |
| you | have forewarned |
| he;she;it | has forewarned |
| we | have forewarned |
| you | have forewarned |
| they | have forewarned |
Past
| I | forewarned |
| you | forewarned |
| he;she;it | forewarned |
| we | forewarned |
| you | forewarned |
| they | forewarned |
Pluperfect
| I | had forewarned |
| you | had forewarned |
| he;she;it | had forewarned |
| we | had forewarned |
| you | had forewarned |
| they | had forewarned |
Future
| I | will forewarn |
| you | will forewarn |
| he;she;it | will forewarn |
| we | will forewarn |
| you | will forewarn |
| they | will forewarn |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forewarned |
| you | will have forewarned |
| he;she;it | will have forewarned |
| we | will have forewarned |
| you | will have forewarned |
| they | will have forewarned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forewarn |
| you | forewarn |
| he;she;it | forewarn |
| we | forewarn |
| you | forewarn |
| they | forewarn |
Perfect
| I | have forewarned |
| you | have forewarned |
| he;she;it | have forewarned |
| we | have forewarned |
| you | have forewarned |
| they | have forewarned |
Imperfect
| I | forewarned |
| you | forewarned |
| he;she;it | forewarned |
| we | forewarned |
| you | forewarned |
| they | forewarned |
Pluperfect
| I | had forewarned |
| you | had forewarned |
| he;she;it | had forewarned |
| we | had forewarned |
| you | had forewarned |
| they | had forewarned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forewarn |
| you | would forewarn |
| he;she;it | would forewarn |
| we | would forewarn |
| you | would forewarn |
| they | would forewarn |
Perfect
| I | would have forewarned |
| you | would have forewarned |
| he;she;it | would have forewarned |
| we | would have forewarned |
| you | would have forewarned |
| they | would have forewarned |
Imperative
| you | forewarn |
| we | Let's forewarn |
| you | forewarn |
Verbs conjugated like 'forewarn'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'forewarn'
forwarn,
forearm,
foredamn,
foredawn,
forelearn,
forewalk,
forework,
forswart,
forward,
prewarn,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Early 14th century, from Middle English *forewarnen (suggested by Middle English forewarned, forewarning, forewarner, etc.), from Old English forewarnian (“to take warning beforehand; forewarn”), from Proto-Germanic *furawarnōną (“to forewarn”), equivalent to fore- + warn. Cognate with German vorwarnen (“to forewarn”), Swedish förvarna (“to forewarn”). See: Old English '
forewarnian', German, old spelling '
vorwarnen', Swedish '
förvarna'.
Verbs referencing "forewarn"
Swedish
förvarna.
Sample Sentences
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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 Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, page 291:]
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“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ? Why didn’t I telephone ? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape.[…]” [1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad, →OL:]