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forerun

fore·run
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-ruhn, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-ruhn, fohr-]
    • /fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-/

Definitions of forerun word

  • verb with object forerun to run in front of; come before; precede. 1
  • verb with object forerun to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure. 1
  • verb with object forerun to anticipate or foretell. 1
  • verb with object forerun to forestall. 1
  • verb with object forerun to outrun or outstrip. 1
  • noun forerun Go before or indicate the coming of. 1

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Origin of forerun

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; fore- + run; probably not continuous with Middle English forerennen (intransitive) to run ahead, Old English fōryrnan

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Parts of speech for Forerun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forerun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

forerun usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for forerun

verb forerun

  • predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
  • indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
  • harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
  • signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.

Antonyms for forerun

verb forerun

  • bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
  • suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.

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