n. The van; the front. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

My foreward shall be drawn out all in length,
Consisting equally of horse and foot. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Forewarned p. pr. & vb. n. Forewarning. ] To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance. [ 1913 Webster ]

We were forewarned of your coming. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Forewaste. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Fore + wend. ] To go before. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wish beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Foresight; prudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let this forewit guide thy thought. Southwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers. Forewot 2d person Forewost pl. Forewiten imp. sing. Forewiste pl. Forewisten p. pr. & vb. n. Forewiting ] [ AS. forewitan. See Wit to know. ] To foreknow. [ Obs. ] [ Written also forwete. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Forewomen A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. Tatler. W. Besant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A preface. Furnvall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Forworn. ] Worn out; wasted; used up. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Old foreworn stories almost forgotten. Brydges. [ 1913 Webster ]