Fōre-rŭn', v. t.

[imp. FORERAN; p. p. FORERUN; p. pr. & vb. n. FORERUNNING.]

1. To run before; to precede; to have the start of. Graunt.
2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.

These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Shak.