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Definitions for forerun
fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-fore·run

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Wiktionary

  1. forerunverb

    to run in front

  2. forerunverb

    to forecast or foreshadow

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Forerunverb

    Etymology: fore and run.

    Against ill chances men are ever merry;
    But heaviness foreruns the good event. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    The sun
    Was set, and twilight from the East came on,
    Forerunning night. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.

    She bids me hope: oh heav’ns, she pities me!
    And pity still foreruns approaching love,
    As lightning does the thunder. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

    I heard it to be a maxim at Dublin to follow, if not forerun, all that is or will be practised in London. John Graunt.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forerunverb

    to turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following)

  2. Forerunverb

    to come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Forerun

    fōr-run′, v.t. to run or come before: to precede.—n. Forerun′ner, a runner or messenger sent before: a sign that something is to follow.

CrunchBase

  1. Forerun

    Forerun, Inc. operates as a healthcare information technology company. It offers Forerun ED, a software-based workflow management system for emergency departments that helps to capture and disseminate patient information according to the logic of emergency care. The company also provides patient view, global department view, physician/nurse triage charting, patient discharge, and clinical/business analytics and reporting modules. Forerun, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forerun in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forerun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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