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Thesaurus: forerun

To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).

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  1. v. t. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).
  2. v. t. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.
  3. 1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). 2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Shak.
  4. v. t. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). v. t. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.