fore·run (fôr-rŭn′) tr.v. fore·ran (-răn′) ,
fore·run ,
fore·run·ning ,
fore·runs 1. To run before.
2. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
3. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.
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forerun (fɔːˈrʌn ) vb (
tr ) ,
-runs ,
-running ,
-ran or -run 1. to serve as a herald for
2. to go before; precede
3. to prevent or forestall
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fore•run (fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-) v.t. -ran, -run, -run•ning. 1. to come before; precede.
2. to prefigure.
3. to forestall.
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forerun Past participle: forerunGerund: forerunningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I forerun you forerun he/she/it foreruns we forerun you forerun they forerun
Preterite I foreran you foreran he/she/it foreran we foreran you foreran they foreran
Present Continuous I am forerunning you are forerunning he/she/it is forerunning we are forerunning you are forerunning they are forerunning
Present Perfect I have forerun you have forerun he/she/it has forerun we have forerun you have forerun they have forerun
Past Continuous I was forerunning you were forerunning he/she/it was forerunning we were forerunning you were forerunning they were forerunning
Past Perfect I had forerun you had forerun he/she/it had forerun we had forerun you had forerun they had forerun
Future I will forerun you will forerun he/she/it will forerun we will forerun you will forerun they will forerun
Future Perfect I will have forerun you will have forerun he/she/it will have forerun we will have forerun you will have forerun they will have forerun
Future Continuous I will be forerunning you will be forerunning he/she/it will be forerunning we will be forerunning you will be forerunning they will be forerunning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been forerunning you have been forerunning he/she/it has been forerunning we have been forerunning you have been forerunning they have been forerunning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been forerunning you will have been forerunning he/she/it will have been forerunning we will have been forerunning you will have been forerunning they will have been forerunning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been forerunning you had been forerunning he/she/it had been forerunning we had been forerunning you had been forerunning they had been forerunning
Conditional I would forerun you would forerun he/she/it would forerun we would forerun you would forerun they would forerun
Past Conditional I would have forerun you would have forerun he/she/it would have forerun we would have forerun you would have forerun they would have forerun
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
forerun verb To give an indication of something in advance:
adumbrate ,
augur ,
bode ,
forecast ,
foreshadow ,
foretell ,
foretoken ,
portend ,
prefigure ,
presage ,
prognosticate .
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