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
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
