Definition of Prewarn

1. v. t. & i. To warn beforehand; to forewarn.

Definition of Prewarn

1. Verb. (transitive) To warn beforehand; to forewarn. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prewarn

1. to warn in advance [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prewarn

previz
prevocalic
prevocalically
prevocational
prevote
prevoyant
prevue
prevued
prevues
prevuing
prewar
prewarm
prewarmed
prewarming
prewarms
prewarn (current term)
prewarned
prewarning
prewarns
prewash
prewashed
prewashes
prewashing
preweaning
prewedding
preweigh
preweighed
preweighing
preweighs
preweight

Literary usage of Prewarn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Supplement to the Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and by John Ogilvie (1855)
"prewarn'ED, pp. Warned beforehand. prewarn'ING, ppr. Warning beforehand. PRICE.t vt [add. ..."

2. Beaumont and Fletcher: Or, The Finest Scenes, Lyrics, and Other Beauties of by Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1862)
"Thou mighty one, that with thy power hast turn'd Green Neptune into purple; [whose approach] Comets prewarn ; whose havock in vast field Unearthed skulls ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Comets prewarn,' Two Noble Kinsmen, vi 51. A coined word; see Pre- and Warn. PREY, booty, spoil, plunder. ..."

4. The Best Elizabethan Plays by Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, John Webster (1892)
"Thou mighty one, that with thy power hast turn'd Green Neptune into purple ; whose approach 50 Comets prewarn; whose havoc in vast field Unearthed skulls ..."

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