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foreran

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fore⋅run

  [fawr-ruhn, fohr-]
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–verb (used with object), -ran, -run, -run⋅ning.
1. to run in front of; come before; precede.
2. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure.
3. to anticipate or foretell.
4. to forestall.
5. to outrun or outstrip.
Origin:
1505–15; fore- + run; prob. not continuous with ME forerennen (intrans.) to run ahead, OE fōryrnan
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fore·ran   (fôr-rān', fōr-)   
v.  Past tense of forerun.
fore·run   (fôr-rŭn', fōr-)   
tr.v.   fore·ran (-rān'), 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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