forewarn

forewarn someone about something

and forewarn someone of something

to warn someone about someone or something. They forewarned us of your strange behavior. Didn't we forewarn you about Max's problem?

Forewarned is forearmed.

Prov. If you know about something beforehand, you can prepare for it. Before you meet Lily, I should tell you that she's a little eccentric. Forewarned is forearmed, right? Check the temperature before you go outside. Forewarned is forearmed.

forewarned is forearmed

paying attention to a warning allows you to prepare for trouble Viruses can ruin any computer and antiviral programs give protection - forewarned is forearmed!

Forewarned is forearmed.

something that you say which means that if you know about something before it happens, you can be prepared for it Apparently Simon has some criticisms of my book. Still, forewarned is forearmed.

forewarned is forearmed

Knowledge in advance enables one to be prepared, as in Let me know when he's in town so I can take the phone off the hook-forewarned is forearmed. This expression originated as a Latin proverb, Praemonitus, praemunitus, which was translated into English by the early 1500s. It soon was put to broader use than its original military applications.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Salha	-	Arabic
Abd Al-Rashid	-	Arabic
Ahinoam	-	Biblical
Eurwen	-	Welsh
Sana	-	Arabic
Jamar	jə-MAHR	African American