Phrase guide

forewarned is forearmed

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Possibly, although not certainly, from the Latin saying praemonitus praemunitus.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: home previngut val per dos — proverb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凡事預則立 /凡事预则立 (fánshì yù zé lì) — proverb
  • Dutch: een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee — proverb
  • Finnish: ei vara venettä kaada — proverb
  • French: un homme averti en vaut deux — proverb
  • German: gewarnt ist gewappnet — proverb
  • German: Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt — proverb
  • Italian: uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato — proverb
  • Latin: praemonitus praemunitus — proverb
  • Polish: przezorny zawsze ubezpieczony — proverb
  • Portuguese: um homem prevenido vale por dois — proverb
  • Romanian: un om prevenit face cât doi — proverb
  • Russian: кто предостережён, тот вооружён (kto predosterežón, tot vooružón) — proverb
  • Spanish: hombre prevenido vale por dos — proverb
  • Sranan Tongo: te yu mati barba e bron, yu musu nati di fu yu — proverb