prévenir in French: to warn, to inform, to let know (verb)

Translation

to warn, to inform, to let know

Word origin

From Latin praevenire ('to come before, to anticipate'), from prae ('before') and venire ('to come').

Verb type-ir irregular (like venir)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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We must inform the police straight away.

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You should have let me know before coming.

préviens, .

I warn you, this film is very long.

prévenu ' .

She let her parents know that she was coming home late.

' prévenu .

Nobody warned me about this change of plan.

dire

to say, to tell

appeler

to call, to phone

savoir

to know (facts, how to)

danger

police

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