forerun

[ fawr-ruhn, fohr- ]

/ fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr- /

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verb (used with object), fore·ran, fore·run, fore·run·ning.

to run in front of; come before; precede.

to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure.

to anticipate or foretell.

to forestall.

to outrun or outstrip.

Origin of forerun

1505–15; fore- + run; probably not continuous with Middle English forerennen (intransitive) to run ahead, Old English fōryrnan

Words nearby forerun

forepleasure, forepole, forequarter, forequarters, forereach, forerun, forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee

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Example sentences from the Web for forerun

The comet was the talk, especially in the evening, of the world, as it was taken to forerun disasters.
The Lincoln Story Book|Henry L. Williams
It cannot forerun the limitations of its day, nor anticipate the conquests and common possessions of the future.
Spenser|R. W. Church
True that the overthrow of Constantinople had forerun this event by nearly half a century.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various
I saw evidences of war-paint and a recent war-dance that forerun an Indian attack.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

The President's secret had been well kept, and for once rumor had not forerun execution.
Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II|John T. Morse

British Dictionary definitions for forerun

forerun

/ (fɔːˈrʌn) /

verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)

to serve as a herald for

to go before; precede

to prevent or forestall

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单词	forerun
释义	forerun [ fawr-ruhn, fohr- ] / fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forerun ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fore·ran, fore·run, fore·run·ning. to run in front of; come before; precede. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure. to anticipate or foretell. to forestall. to outrun or outstrip. Origin of forerun 1505–15; fore- + run; probably not continuous with Middle English forerennen (intransitive) to run ahead, Old English fōryrnan Words nearby forerun forepleasure, forepole, forequarter, forequarters, forereach, forerun, forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forerun The comet was the talk, especially in the evening, of the world, as it was taken to forerun disasters. The Lincoln Story Book\|Henry L. Williams It cannot forerun the limitations of its day, nor anticipate the conquests and common possessions of the future. Spenser\|R. W. Church True that the overthrow of Constantinople had forerun this event by nearly half a century. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348\|Various I saw evidences of war-paint and a recent war-dance that forerun an Indian attack. Vanguards of the Plains\|Margaret McCarter The President's secret had been well kept, and for once rumor had not forerun execution. Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II\|John T. Morse British Dictionary definitions for forerun forerun / (fɔːˈrʌn) / verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr) to serve as a herald for to go before; precede to prevent or forestall Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to forerun predate, foreshadow, anticipate, presage, signify, foresee, portend, forebode, foretell, augur, stand, outrank, predict, indicate, signal, head, harbinger, lead, pioneer, time
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forerun

verb (used with object), fore·ran, fore·run, fore·run·ning.

Origin of forerun

Words nearby forerun

Example sentences from the Web for forerun

British Dictionary definitions for forerun

verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)

Words related to forerun