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fore·run

(fôr-rŭn′)

tr.v. fore·ran (-răn′), fore·run, fore·run·ning, fore·runs

1. To run before.

2. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.

3. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.

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forerun

(fɔːˈrʌn)

vb (tr) , -runs, -running, -ran or -run

1. to serve as a herald for

2. to go before; precede

3. to prevent or forestall

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fore•run

(fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-)

v.t. -ran, -run, -run•ning.

1. to come before; precede.

2. to prefigure.

3. to forestall.

[1505–15]

forerun

Past participle: forerun
Gerund: forerunning

Imperative
forerun
forerun

Present
I forerun
you forerun
he/she/it foreruns
we forerun
you forerun
they forerun

Preterite
I foreran
you foreran
he/she/it foreran
we foreran
you foreran
they foreran

Present Continuous
I am forerunning
you are forerunning
he/she/it is forerunning
we are forerunning
you are forerunning
they are forerunning

Present Perfect
I have forerun
you have forerun
he/she/it has forerun
we have forerun
you have forerun
they have forerun

Past Continuous
I was forerunning
you were forerunning
he/she/it was forerunning
we were forerunning
you were forerunning
they were forerunning

Past Perfect
I had forerun
you had forerun
he/she/it had forerun
we had forerun
you had forerun
they had forerun

Future
I will forerun
you will forerun
he/she/it will forerun
we will forerun
you will forerun
they will forerun

Future Perfect
I will have forerun
you will have forerun
he/she/it will have forerun
we will have forerun
you will have forerun
they will have forerun

Future Continuous
I will be forerunning
you will be forerunning
he/she/it will be forerunning
we will be forerunning
you will be forerunning
they will be forerunning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been forerunning
you have been forerunning
he/she/it has been forerunning
we have been forerunning
you have been forerunning
they have been forerunning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been forerunning
you will have been forerunning
he/she/it will have been forerunning
we will have been forerunning
you will have been forerunning
they will have been forerunning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been forerunning
you had been forerunning
he/she/it had been forerunning
we had been forerunning
you had been forerunning
they had been forerunning

Conditional
I would forerun
you would forerun
he/she/it would forerun
we would forerun
you would forerun
they would forerun

Past Conditional
I would have forerun
you would have forerun
he/she/it would have forerun
we would have forerun
you would have forerun
they would have forerun

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verb

To give an indication of something in advance:

adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

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