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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
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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