to forerun

Examples

• All

• The early flowers forerun the arrival of spring.

• The invention of the telegraph foreran modern communication technologies.

• A sudden silence in the forest can forerun the appearance of a predator.

• The storm clouds forerun the heavy rain.

• Dark clouds often forerun a heavy rainstorm in this region.

• A sudden silence in the forest can forerun the appearance of a predator.

• The early flowers forerun the arrival of spring.

Synonyms

P

to precede

vsto forerun

107 4.1

Happen before something else in time or order

is often a sign or precursor rather than just coming first

C

to come before

vsto forerun

98 3.6

To happen earlier than another thing in time or position

is often a sign or precursor rather than only earlier occurrence

F

to foreshadow

vsto forerun

16 6.2

To give a small sign that something will happen in the future

is about occurring earlier as a sign rather than merely indicating future events

A

to anticipate

vsto forerun

7 5.8

To happen earlier and show what will come later

is mainly used for coming first as a sign not only indicating later events

F

to forego

vsto forerun

• Archaic

1 7.2

To come before something in time

is often a sign or precursor rather than merely existing earlier

P

to prelude

vsto forerun

1 6.0

To come before and introduce something larger

is more often a sign or precursor rather than a formal introduction

A

to antecede

vsto forerun

• Formal

8.7

To happen before something else in time

is often a sign or precursor rather than just order

F

to foredate

vsto forerun

• Formal

9.1

Put an earlier day on a document than its real one

is about coming before as a sign rather than changing official dates

Antonyms

F

to follow

∞ 1.0

To come after something in time or order

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology