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
Information block about the term
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
Historical Comparancy
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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fo
- Words starting with for
- Words starting with fore
- Words starting with forer
- Words starting with foreru
- Words starting with forerun