forerun C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to run ahead of or precede;... precedeforegoheraldpresageantecedeforeshadow ↔ Opposites followsucceed Word family Derived forms forerunner Related forms forerun Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Verbs of Movement markdown