Premonish

Pronunciation: /prɪˈmɑːnɪʃ/

Definitions of premonish

verb to warn or advise beforehand

Example Sentences

A1 I premonish bad weather when I see dark clouds in the sky.

A2 She premonished that something was wrong when her cat didn't come home for dinner.

B1 The old man premonished his own death and made all the necessary arrangements beforehand.

B2 The psychic premonished a major event that would change the course of history.

C1 The detective premonished that the suspect was lying based on his body language.

C2 Despite his skepticism, he couldn't deny the accuracy of the premonition he had about the stock market crash.

Examples of premonish in a Sentence

formal The psychic claimed to premonish the future events.

informal I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen, like I can premonish it.

slang I swear, I can premonish when my mom is going to call me.

figurative Her intuition was so strong that she could premonish the outcome of any situation.

Grammatical Forms of premonish

• past tense: premonished
• plural: premonish
• comparative: more premonish
• superlative: most premonish
• present tense: premonishes
• future tense: will premonish
• perfect tense: have premonished
• continuous tense: is premonishing
• singular: premonishes
• positive degree: premonish
• infinitive: to premonish
• gerund: premonishing
• participle: premonished

Origin and Evolution of premonish

First Known Use: 1400 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'premonish' originated from the Latin word 'praemonere' which means to forewarn or advise beforehand.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'premonish' has evolved to be used in English to mean to warn or foretell something in advance.