Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premonish

/pɹiˈmɒ.nɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mon-ish
IPA: /pɹiˈmɒ.nɪʃ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To warn of something in advance.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"While other schools of a similar nature were petitioning for endowments, employing agents to solicit funds, and, failing to receive, were obliged to close their doors, she, […] premonished on every side with assurances of failure, not only established a good school, but maintained it, and made it a remunerative enterprise and a recognized force in educational circles."
"In Australia and Samoa the kangaroo, the crow and the owl premonish their fellow clansmen of events to come."

Usage

Inflected Forms

premonishes (present, singular) premonishing (participle, present) premonished (participle, past) premonished (past)

Derived Forms

premonishment unpremonished

Frequently Paired Words

premonition

Questions

How do you pronounce premonish?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈmɒ.nɪʃ/.
What does premonish mean?: To warn of something in advance.

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