forewarn
Give advance notice
To forewarn is to warn in advance—to alert someone about something before it happens: I should forewarn you that she's in a terrible mood.
The prefix fore- emphasizes the advance notice, though in practice forewarn and warn often mean the same thing.
The saying forewarned is forearmed suggests that knowing about danger ahead of time lets you prepare for it.
Urgent warning signal
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- sirenWailing alert device
- notifyFormally communicate information
- informGive facts to
alert · caution · advise · tip off · heads-up · emergency · danger · evacuate
Prediction of future conditions
- foreseePredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- prophesyPredict through revelation
- prognosticateForetell future events
presage · foretell · portend · augur · divine · foreshadow · premonition · harbinger
Expert guidance offered
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- guideLeader or instruction book
- briefShort in duration
- informGive facts to
recommend · urge · prepare · admonish · apprise · enlighten · familiarize · update
Arranging things in advance
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- heedGive careful attention
wariness · circumspection · carefulness · discretion · mindfulness · preemptive · proactive · contingency
alarm
Urgent warning signal
inform · alert · caution · advise · tip off · heads-up · emergency · danger · evacuate · broadcast
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- foreseePredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- prophesyPredict through revelation
prognosticate · presage · foretell · portend · augur · divine · foreshadow · premonition · harbinger · omen
counsel
Expert guidance offered
inform · recommend · urge · prepare · admonish · apprise · enlighten · familiarize · update · clue in
preparation
Arranging things in advance
heed · wariness · circumspection · carefulness · discretion · mindfulness · preemptive · proactive · contingency · prevention
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
forewarnblindside
Surprise with unexpected force
ambush · surprise · catch off guard · catch unawares · shock
- forewarned is forearmedKnowing ahead lets you prepare