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forerun

[fawr-ruhn, fohr-] / fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr- /
VERB
announce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indicate predict signal
STRONG
augur forebode forecast foreshow foretell harbinger herald portend presage signify
Antonyms
WEAK
be quiet bottle up conceal hide keep secret refrain repress suppress withhold
VERB
antedate
Synonyms
STRONG
antecede backdate come first go before misdate precede predate
WEAK
anachronize date back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
come after follow go after postdate
VERB
herald
Synonyms
STRONG
advertise announce ballyhoo broadcast declare foretoken harbinger indicate portend precede presage proclaim promise publicize publish show tout trumpet
WEAK
pave the way preindicate usher in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny hide keep secret secret
VERB
precede
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipate foreshadow predate presage
STRONG
antecede antedate guide harbinger head herald introduce lead outrank pace pioneer preexist preface rank scout time usher
WEAK
be ahead of come first go before go in advance have a head start head up in space light the way pave the way ring in run ahead take precedence
Antonyms
STRONG
end finish follow obey
WEAK
go after
VERB
predate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipate foreshadow outrank presage
STRONG
antecede antedate guide harbinger head herald introduce lead pace pioneer preexist preface rank scout time usher
WEAK
be ahead of come first go before go in advance have a head start head up in space light the way pave the way ring in run ahead take precedence
Antonyms
STRONG
end finish follow obey
VERB
presage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augur forebode foresee foreshadow foretell portend signify
STRONG
adumbrate announce betoken bode divine feel forecast foreshow foretoken forewarn harbinger herald intuit omen prognosticate promise prophesy sense vaticinate warn
WEAK
point to preindicate soothsay
VERB
rank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stand
STRONG
antecede belong outrank precede
WEAK
be classed be worth come first count among go ahead of go before have the advantage take the lead

Example Sentences

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It may, however, forerun a wartime wave of back-to-the-bed "escape" novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

In truth his position was a perilous one, and this lull of fierce elements seemed to forerun some terrible explosion—where the storm might spend its fury was as yet hid in darkness.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

When the water's countenance Blurrs 'twixt glance and second glance; When our tattered smokes forerun.

From Songs from Books by Kipling, Rudyard

Peace, untaught Groome, My heart's so great that Ide forerun my doome.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

O, this same thought did but forerun my need; And this same needy man must sell it me.

From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William