Definition of forerun Forerun
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We found 5 definitions of forerun from 3 different sources.
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What does forerun mean?
Wiktionary 
- forerun (Verb)
To run in front. - forerun (Verb)
To forecast or foreshadow.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forerun (v. t.)
To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). - forerun (v. t.)
To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forerun
fōr-run′, v.t. to run or come before: to precede.—n. Forerun′ner, a runner or messenger sent before: a sign that something is to follow
