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
foreruns
verb
as in implies
to give a slight indication of beforehand the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- implies
- adumbrates
- predicts
- harbingers
- heralds
- foreshadows
- anticipates
- prefigures
- forbodes
- suggests
- forecasts
- foresees
- foreknows
- prognosticates
- prophesies
- hints
- presages
- forewarns
- bodes
- promises
- foretells
- alludes
- portends
- forebodes
- intimates
- connotes
- augurs
- insinuates
- clapmatch
- clapnest
- clapnet
- clapnets
- clapometers
- clapped
- clapped (together or up)
- clapped back
- clapped together or up
- clapped-out
- clapper
- clapper boards
- clapper box
- clapper boy
- clapper rail
- clapper valve
- clapperboards
- clapperclaw
- clapperclawed
- clapperclawers
- clapperclawing
- clapperclaws
- clapperdudgeon
- clappered
- clappering