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forerun

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fore·run  (fôr-rn, fr-)
tr.v. fore·ran (-rn), fore·run, fore·run·ning, fore·runs
1. To run before.
2. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
3. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.

forerun [fɔːˈrʌn]
vb -runs, -running, -ran, -run (tr)
1. to serve as a herald for
2. to go before; precede
3. to prevent or forestall


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As when bands Of Pioners with Spade and Pickaxe arm'd Forerun the Royal Camp, to trench a Field, Or cast a Rampart.
No, no, doubtless he was deceived, and it was but one of those dreams that forerun death!
 
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