forewarn

tr.v., -warned, -warn·ing, -warns.
To warn in advance.

verb

1. To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk: admonish, alarm, alert, caution, warn. See warn/invite.
2. To give warning signs of (impending peril): forebode, threaten. See foresight.

IN BRIEF: v. - Notify in advance.

The single gunshot served to forewarn the troops that the enemy was just over the hill.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
  Synonym: previse

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - advare på forhånd

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    er man beredt på en fare, står man stærkere

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooraf waarschuwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - prévenir, avertir

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    un homme averti en vaut deux

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorwarnen

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    wer vorgewarnt ist, ist vorbereitet

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προειδοποιώ

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    όποιος προβλέπει προλαβαίνει

Italiano (Italian)
avvertire

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    uomo avvisato mezzo salvato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - advertir

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    um homem (m) prevenido vale por dois (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
предостерегать

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    кто предостережен, тот вооружен

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prevenir, avisar, advertir

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    hombre prevenido vale por dos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvarna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预先警告

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    凡事预则立

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預先警告

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    凡事預則立

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 미리 경고하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前もって警告する

idioms:

• forewarned is forearmed    事前に警告されれば下準備ができる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحذر , يشعر مقدما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היתרה, הזהיר מראש‬

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