forerun
verb
fore·run fȯr-ˈrən 
foreran fȯr-ˈran ; forerun; forerunning
; forerun; forerunning transitive verb
1
: to run before
2
: to come before as a token of something to follow
3
: forestall, anticipate
Synonyms
- adumbrate
- foreshadow
- harbinger
- herald
- prefigure
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Example Sentences
the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
forerun
verb
as in to herald
to give a slight indication of beforehand the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- herald
- harbinger
- foreshadow
- anticipate
- predict
- imply
- adumbrate
- prefigure
- prophesy
- presage
- foresee
- forecast
- foretell
- forbode
- foreknow
- prognosticate
- forebode
- forewarn
- bode
- promise
- hint
- suggest
- portend
- allude
- augur
- connote
- intimate
- insinuate