2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to
introduce as a harbinger; to announce.
[1913 Webster]
These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
forerun — [fôr′run′] vt. foreran, forerun, forerunning Now Rare 1. to run before; go before; precede 2. to be the precursor of; be a prediction or sign of (a thing to follow); foreshadow 3. to forestall … English World dictionary
forerun — index antecede, herald, precede Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forerun — /fawr run , fohr /, v.t., foreran, forerun, forerunning. 1. to run in front of; come before; precede. 2. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure. 3. to anticipate or foretell. 4. to forestall. 5. to outrun or outstrip. [1505 15; FORE +… … Universalium
forerun — verb (foreruns, forerunning, foreran; past participle forerun) literary go before or indicate the coming of … English new terms dictionary
forerun — /fɔˈrʌn/ (say faw run) verb (t) (foreran, forerun, forerunning) 1. to run in front of; precede; be the precursor of. 2. to anticipate or forestall. 3. Obsolete to outrun or outstrip …
forerun — transitive verb (foreran; run; running) Date: before 12th century 1. to run before 2. to come before as a token of something to follow 3. forestall, anticipate … New Collegiate Dictionary
forerun — verb a) to run in front b) to forecast or foreshadow … Wiktionary
forerun — Synonyms and related words: announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, blaze the trail, break the trail, come before, foreglimpse, foresee, foreshow, forestall, foretaste, get ahead of, give notice, go before, go off half… … Moby Thesaurus
forerun — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate. See FORESIGHT, SHOW … English dictionary for students
forerun — v. come before; run ahead of; forecast, foreshadow, predict … English contemporary dictionary
