different between betoken vs forewarn
betoken
English
Etymology
From Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English bet?cnian (“to betoken, signify, designate”). Equivalent to be- +? token. Cognate with Dutch betekenen (“to mean, signify”), German bezeichnen (“to call, designate”), Swedish beteckna (“to represent, designate, indicate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??to?.k?n/
- Rhymes: -??k?n
Verb
betoken (third-person singular simple present betokens, present participle betokening, simple past and past participle betokened)
- (transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
- 1557: Robert Recorde, The whetstone of witte, whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike?:?containyng the xtraction of Rootes?:?The Cossike practise, with the rule of Equation?:?and the workes of Surde Nombers.?, page unknown (Ihon Kyngstone)
- There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus?+?and betokeneth more?:?the other is thus made?–?and betokeneth lesse.
- 1557: Robert Recorde, The whetstone of witte, whiche is the seconde parte of Arithmetike?:?containyng the xtraction of Rootes?:?The Cossike practise, with the rule of Equation?:?and the workes of Surde Nombers.?, page unknown (Ihon Kyngstone)
- (transitive) To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
- 1853: Virgil, Charles Anthon, LL.D. [tr.], Æneïd of Virgil: With English Notes, Critical and Explanatory, a Metrical Clavis: And an Historical, Geographical, and Mythological Index, page 474 (Harper & Brothers, 329 & 331 Pearl Street, Franklin Square, New York)
- “?Ah?!?hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i.?e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war.?—?Bello.
- 1853: Virgil, Charles Anthon, LL.D. [tr.], Æneïd of Virgil: With English Notes, Critical and Explanatory, a Metrical Clavis: And an Historical, Geographical, and Mythological Index, page 474 (Harper & Brothers, 329 & 331 Pearl Street, Franklin Square, New York)
Synonyms
- (signify): indicate, mark, note
- (foreshow): portend, presage, forebode
Translations
References
- betoken in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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forewarn
English
Etymology
Early 14th century, from Middle English *forewarnen (suggested by Middle English forewarned, forewarning, forewarner, etc.), from Old English forewarnian (“to take warning beforehand; forewarn”), from Proto-Germanic *furawarn?n? (“to forewarn”), equivalent to fore- +? warn. Cognate with German vorwarnen (“to warn, forewarn”), German vorwarnen (“to forewarn”), Swedish förvarna (“to forewarn”).
Verb
forewarn (third-person singular simple present forewarns, present participle forewarning, simple past and past participle forewarned)
- To warn in advance.
Usage notes
Some discourage this use, finding the term redundant, as a warning is necessarily in advance. However, considering the word's continued presence in the English language ever since the time of the Anglo-Saxons (when it was first coined), the legitimacy of such complaints is somewhat questionable.
Additionally, many others argue that forewarn is simple emphasis (rather than redundancy), has connotations of “well in advance” (“Watch out!” and “Watch your head!” are warnings, but not forewarnings), and has connotations of “correct prediction”, as in foretell. Both forewarn and warn are well-established words, with forewarn being attested since 1330.
Derived terms
- forewarned is forearmed
Related terms
- fore-
- foretell
Translations
References
- “Forewarning signs”, The Grammarphobia Blog, May 8, 2007
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