forerun

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: fore=run

CIDE DICTIONARY

forerun, v. t. 

•  To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).  [1913 Webster]
•  To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.  [1913 Webster]

  "These signs forerun the death or fall of kings."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

forerun, v.tr. (-running; past -ran; past part. -run)
1 go before.
2 indicate the coming of; foreshadow.

THESAURUS

forerun

announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, blaze the trail, break the trail, come before, foreglimpse, foresee, foreshow, forestall, foretaste, get ahead of, give notice, go before, go off half-cocked, guide, harbinger, herald, introduce, jump the gun, lead, notify, pace, pioneer, preannounce, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, preindicate, presage, proclaim, run before, usher in, win the start

ROGET THESAURUS

forerun

Priority

VB precede, come before, forerun, go before, preexist, dawn, presage, herald, usher in, be beforehand, steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall, have the start, gain the start.

Precession

VB go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance, precede, forerun, usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead, lead the way, lead the dance, get the start, have the start, steal a march, get before, get ahead, get in front of, outstrip, take precedence.