forerun

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /fɔrˈrʌn/ UK /fɔːˈrʌn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to run ahead of or precede; to be a forerunner of

These tremors often forerun a larger and more destructive quake.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to run ahead of or precede;... precede forego herald presageantecedeforeshadow

Opposites

follow succeed

Word family

Derived forms forerunner

Related forms fore run

Etymology

From Old English foreirnan / forrinnan ('to run before'), a compound of fore- ('before') and run (from Old English rinnan/iernan). It means to go ahead of or herald.

fore Old English rinnan Old English

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# forerun

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /fɔrˈrʌn/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈrʌn/

## Meanings
1. to run ahead of or precede; to be a forerunner of

## Examples
- These tremors often forerun a larger and more destructive quake.

## Synonyms
- precede
- forego
- herald
- presage
- antecede
- foreshadow

## Antonyms
- follow
- succeed

## Derived Forms
- forerunner

## Related Forms
- fore
- run

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fore
- Root: rinnan

## Etymology
From Old English foreirnan / forrinnan ('to run before'), a compound of fore- ('before') and run (from Old English rinnan/iernan). It means to go ahead of or herald.

## AI Etymology
Forerun comes from Old English foreirnan / forrinnan ('to run before'), a compound of fore- ('before') and run (from Old English rinnan/iernan). It means to go ahead of or herald. The etymological trail includes Old English fore and Old English rinnan. As a verb, forerun means to run ahead of or precede; to be a forerunner of. The same family is visible in derived forms such as forerunner and related forms such as fore and run. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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