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fawr-
ruhn
,
fohr-
]
fore·run
/
fɔrˈrʌn
,
foʊr-
/
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[
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
;
probably not continuous with
Middle English
forerennen
(intransitive) to run ahead,
Old English
fōryrnan
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Forerun
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portion of a scene nearest to the viewer
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superstructure at the bow of a vessel used as a shelter or as quarters for sailors
part of the face above the eyebrows
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forerun
(fɔːˈrʌn)
—
vb
,
-runs
,
-running
,
-ran
,
-run
1.
to serve as a herald for
2.
to go before; precede
3.
to prevent or forestall
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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