"forwarn" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: forwarns [present, singular, third-person], forwarning [participle, present], forwarned [participle, past], forwarned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forwernen, from Old English forwærnan, forwoernan, forwiernan (“to hinder, prohibit, prevent, repel, refuse, repudiate, deny, withhold, oppose”), from Proto-Germanic *fra-, *fur-, *far- (“for-”) + *warnijaną (“to care, worry”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, defend”), equivalent to for- + warn (“to deny, refuse, forbid”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forwernen}} Middle English forwernen, {{inh|en|ang|forwærnan}} Old English forwærnan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fra-}} Proto-Germanic *fra-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wer-||to close, cover, protect, defend}} Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, defend”), {{prefix|en|for|warn|t2=to deny, refuse, forbid}} for- + warn (“to deny, refuse, forbid”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} forwarn (third-person singular simple present forwarns, present participle forwarning, simple past and past participle forwarned)
  1. (transitive) To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.). Tags: transitive Synonyms: forewarn
    Sense id: en-forwarn-en-verb-GbYJ8rea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-

Inflected forms

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