as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog
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You were suitably forewarned when using o1 that to get the more in-depth answers there would be more extended time after entering a prompt and before getting a response from the AI.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But please be forewarned that the pasta dish you’ve just been handed is but one in a long line of courses: It will be followed by heartier mains.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2024
Why, having been forewarned and chosen this form of oblivion, is Craint then so resistant to it?
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
And those watching the broader economy should be forewarned that even the top-income consumers are being careful.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But please be forewarned that the pasta dish you’ve just been handed is but one in a long line of courses: It will be followed by heartier mains.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2024
Why, having been forewarned and chosen this form of oblivion, is Craint then so resistant to it?
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
And those watching the broader economy should be forewarned that even the top-income consumers are being careful.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Forewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarn. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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