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Forerun   Listen
verb
Forerun  v. t.  (past foreran; past part. forerun; pres. part. forerunning)  
1.
To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).
2.
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."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Forerun" Quotes from Famous Books



... this should make us glad when we see the signs of his fall presenting themselves to our view. Indeed, the signs of his fall, or those that forerun it, are terrible and amazing to behold. But what of that, since the wrinkles that are in their faces threaten not us but them? A man is angry and will punish; yea, whets his sword and makes his rod; and he speaks not a word, but ...
— The Riches of Bunyan • Jeremiah Rev. Chaplin



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