Forerun
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To run in front.
"Bailey still sat, doubled over his book […] A finger forerunning his eyes along the page."
- 2 To precede; to forecast or foreshadow.
"These signs forerun the death or fall of kings."
Example
More examples"Bailey still sat, doubled over his book […] A finger forerunning his eyes along the page."
Etymology
From fore- + run. Piecewise cognate of Swedish förrinna.