Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forewarned is forearmed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: fore-warned is -fore-armed
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.

Example Sentences

"[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed."
"Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed."
""Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know.""

Etymology

Possibly, although not certainly, from the Latin saying praemonitus praemunitus.

Inflected Forms

forewarned, forearmed (alternative)

Phrases

a danger foreseen is half avoided word to the wise

Frequently Paired Words

foresight forethought a danger foreseen is half avoided word to the wise

Questions

What does forewarned is forearmed mean?: Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.
Where does forewarned is forearmed come from?: Possibly, although not certainly, from the Latin saying praemonitus praemunitus.

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