forewarning

== English == === Etymology 1 === From forewarn +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== forewarning present participle and gerund of forewarn === Etymology 2 === From Middle English forwarning, equivalent to forewarn +‎ -ing or fore- +‎ warning. Cognate with German Vorwarnung (“forewarning”), Swedish förvarning (“forewarning”). ==== Noun ==== forewarning (countable and uncountable, plural forewarnings) An advance warning; an omen. ===== Synonyms ===== premonition ===== Translations =====