B1verb
prévenir
to let someone know
Shown here in the infinitive — the form you look up.
« Merci de me prévenir si la réunion est annulée. »
“Please let me know if the meeting is canceled.”
In other languages
- Spanish avisar
- Portuguese avisar
- German Bescheid geben
- Italian avvisare
- Arabic يُبلغ
Related B1 words
In a story
« Son mari avait apporté le croissant au concours sans prévenir personne. »
from “Le croissant disparu”, a free A2 story you can read in full.
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