forerun
forerun is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- afore
- aforehand
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- already
- antecedence
- antecedent
- anterior
- anteriority
- anticipate
- before
- beforehand
- come
- dawn
- early
- ere
- erewhile
- eve
- forestall
- former
- gain
- have
- herald
- introductory
- lead
- march
- now
- past
- precede
- precedence
- precedent
- preceding
- precession
- precursor
- precursory
- preexist
- presage
- previous
- previously
- prior
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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