FORERUN


Meaning of FORERUN in English

/fawr run", fohr-/ , v.t., foreran, forerun, forerunning .

1. to run in front of; come before; precede.

2. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure.

3. to anticipate or foretell.

4. to forestall.

5. to outrun or outstrip.

[ 1505-15; FORE- + RUN; prob. not continuous with ME forerennen (intrans.) to run ahead, OE foryrnan ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .