transitive verb
-·ran′, -·run′, -·run′ning- to run before; go before; precede
- to be the precursor of; be a prediction or sign of (a thing to follow); foreshadow
- to forestall
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forerun
transitive verb
fore·ran, fore·run, fore·run·ning, fore·runs- To run before.
- To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
- To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present foreruns, present participle forerunning, simple past foreran, past participle forerun)
- to run in front
- to forecast or foreshadow
Origin
fore- + run
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