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forerunning

forerunning is the present participle and gerund of forerun.

Meaning of forerun

Verb

forerun (third-person singular simple present foreruns, present participle forerunning, simple past foreran, past participle forerun)

  1. To run in front.
    • Bailey still sat, doubled over his book […] A finger forerunning his eyes along the page.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 22, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 131
  2. To precede; to forecast or foreshadow.
    • These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

Questions about forerunning

What is forerunning the present participle and gerund of?
Forerunning is the present participle and gerund of forerun.

Words near forerunning in the dictionary

  1. foreruling
  2. forerun
  3. forerunner
  4. forerunners
  5. forerunnership
  6. forerunning
  7. foreruns
  8. foresaid
  9. foresail
  10. foresails
  11. foresaken

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