forerun

fore·run

verb \-ˈrən\

fore·ran\-ˈran\fore·runfore·run·ning

Definition of FORERUN

transitive verb

1

: to run before

2

: to come before as a token of something to follow

3

: forestall, anticipate

Examples of FORERUN

1. <the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire>

First Known Use of FORERUN

before 12th century

Related to FORERUN

Synonyms: adumbrate, foreshadow, harbinger, herald, prefigure

Related Words: anticipate, foreknow, foresee; forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn; augur, bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, presage, promise; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

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Rhymes with FORERUN

air gun, big gun, blowgun, Bull Run, burp gun, chaconne, Chaplin, dry run, earned run, end run, finespun, first-run, flashgun, godson, grandson, handgun, hard-won, have done, hired gun, home run, homespun, inrun, long run, milk run, outgun, outrun, popgun, pressrun, rerun, sea-run, short run, shotgun, six-gun, speargun, spray gun, squirt gun, stepson, stun gun, top gun, trial run, undone, V-1, well-done, Xiamen, zip gun