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fore·run
(fôr-rŭn′)tr.v. fore·ran (-răn′), 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.
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forerun
(fɔːˈrʌn)vb (tr) , -runs, -running, -ran or -run
1. to serve as a herald for
2. to go before; precede
3. to prevent or forestall
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fore•run
(fɔrˈrʌn, foʊr-)v.t. -ran, -run, -run•ning.
1. to come before; precede.
2. to prefigure.
3. to forestall.
[1505–15]
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forerun
Past participle: forerun
Gerund: forerunning
| Imperative |
|---|
| forerun |
| forerun |
| Present |
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| I forerun |
| you forerun |
| he/she/it foreruns |
| we forerun |
| you forerun |
| they forerun |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I foreran |
| you foreran |
| he/she/it foreran |
| we foreran |
| you foreran |
| they foreran |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am forerunning |
| you are forerunning |
| he/she/it is forerunning |
| we are forerunning |
| you are forerunning |
| they are forerunning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have forerun |
| you have forerun |
| he/she/it has forerun |
| we have forerun |
| you have forerun |
| they have forerun |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was forerunning |
| you were forerunning |
| he/she/it was forerunning |
| we were forerunning |
| you were forerunning |
| they were forerunning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had forerun |
| you had forerun |
| he/she/it had forerun |
| we had forerun |
| you had forerun |
| they had forerun |
| Future |
|---|
| I will forerun |
| you will forerun |
| he/she/it will forerun |
| we will forerun |
| you will forerun |
| they will forerun |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have forerun |
| you will have forerun |
| he/she/it will have forerun |
| we will have forerun |
| you will have forerun |
| they will have forerun |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be forerunning |
| you will be forerunning |
| he/she/it will be forerunning |
| we will be forerunning |
| you will be forerunning |
| they will be forerunning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been forerunning |
| you have been forerunning |
| he/she/it has been forerunning |
| we have been forerunning |
| you have been forerunning |
| they have been forerunning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been forerunning |
| you will have been forerunning |
| he/she/it will have been forerunning |
| we will have been forerunning |
| you will have been forerunning |
| they will have been forerunning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been forerunning |
| you had been forerunning |
| he/she/it had been forerunning |
| we had been forerunning |
| you had been forerunning |
| they had been forerunning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would forerun |
| you would forerun |
| he/she/it would forerun |
| we would forerun |
| you would forerun |
| they would forerun |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have forerun |
| you would have forerun |
| he/she/it would have forerun |
| we would have forerun |
| you would have forerun |
| they would have forerun |
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