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Dictionary: fore·run·ner   (fôr'rŭn'ər, fōr'-) pronunciation
n.
    1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
    2. An ancestor; a forebear.
    1. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
    2. A warning sign or symptom.
  1. Sports. One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.

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A family of ATM adapters from Marconi (formerly Fore Systems). See Marconi.

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noun

  1. One that precedes, as in time: ancestor, antecedent, precursor, predecessor, progenitor. See precede/follow.
  2. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil: augury, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign. Idioms: writinghandwritingon the wall. See foresight, warn/invite.
  3. One that indicates or announces someone or something to come: foreshadower, harbinger, herald, precursor, presager. See foresight, show/hide.

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n

Definition: example, sign
Antonyms: result


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Common misspelling(s) of forerunner

  • forunner

Translations: Forerunner
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forløber, forgønger, forfader

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorbode, voorloper, voorvader, skiër die parcours doorloopt voor race

Français (French)
n. - signe avant-coureur, précurseur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorläufer, Vorbote

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόδρομος, προάγγελος

Italiano (Italian)
messaggero, precursore, antenato, presagio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - predecessor (m), presságio (m)

Русский (Russian)
предшественник

Español (Spanish)
n. - mensajero, precursor, heraldo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förelöpare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
先驱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 先驅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선구자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先駆者, 前触れ, 前兆

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جد ن السابق , البشير , النذير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלוץ, מבשר, קודם, אב קדמון, אות, סימן‬


 
 

 

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