FORERUN

Etymology

Verb

forerun (third-person singular simple present foreruns, present participle forerunning, simple past foreran, past participle forerun)

To run in front.

To precede; to forecast or foreshadow.

Source: Wiktionary


Fore*run", v. t.

1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).

2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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