Definition
An advance notice or warning about something that might happen in the future.
Etymology
From 'forewarn' + '-ing' (gerund/noun suffix). The '-ing' suffix converts the verb into a noun representing the action itself. This form became standardized in Middle English.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'without forewarning' perfectly captures how humans crave predictability—we find sudden changes distressing even when they're minor, but the same event feels manageable if we had advance notice!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስጠንቀቂያ
ma-s-tan-ke-qi-ya
ARالعربية
تنبيه مسبق
tan-bi-yeh mus-baq
BNবাংলা
সতর্কতা
sat-rkt-ta
CACatalà
avís previ
a-vis pre-vi
CSČeština
upozornění
u-pozorn-eni
DADansk
advarsel
ad-var-sel
DEDeutsch
Vorwarnung
vor-var-nung
ELΕλληνικά
προειδοποίηση
pro-i-do-po-i-si
ESEspañol
aviso previo
a-vi-so pre-vyo
FISuomi
varoitus
va-roi-tus
FRFrançais
avertissement
a-ver-tis-sen-ment
HIहिन्दी
चेतावनी
che-ta-va-ni
HUMagyar
figyelmeztetés
fi-gyel-me-ze-te-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
peringatan sebelumnya
pe-ri-ngata-n se-belumnya
ITItaliano
avvertimento
a-ver-ti-men-to
KKKK
предупреждение
pre-du-prezh-den-iye
MRMR
सावधानी
sa-va-dha-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
peringatan awal
pe-ri-ngata-n aw-al
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်ပြော
kya-ng-pya-o
NLNederlands
voorwaarschuwing
voor-wa-arschu-wing
NONorsk
advarsel
ad-var-sel
PLPolski
ostrzeżenie
o-strze-zhenie
PTPortuguês
aviso prévio
a-vi-so pre-vyo
RORomână
avertisment
a-ver-tis-ment
RUРусский
предупреждение
pre-du-prezh-den-iye
SVSvenska
varning
var-ning
SWKiswahili
kuhusu
koo-hu-su
TAதமிழ்
எச்சரிக்கை
ec-char-ikka-i
TEతెలుగు
చెताవని
che-ta-va-ni
THไทย
คำเตือนล่วงหน้า
kam-tu-uan-luang-na
TLTL
pagsasabi
pa-gsa-sa-bi
TRTürkçe
önceden uyarı
ön-ce-den u-yar-i
UKУкраїнська
попередження
po-peredzhennya
URاردو
خبردار
kha-bar-dar
VITiếng Việt
cảnh báo
canh-bao