forerun

verb

Roget 116: precede, come before; forerun; go before etc. (lead) 280; preexist; dawn; presage etc. 511; herald, usher in.    be beforehand etc. (be early) 132; steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start.    ... show more

Roget 280: go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance; precede, forerun; usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; get the start, have the start; steal a march; get before, get ahead, get in front of; outstrip etc. 303; take precedence etc. (first in order) 62.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, blaze the trail, break the trail, come before, foreglimpse, foresee, foreshow, forestall, foretaste, get ahead of, give notice, go before, go off half-cocked, guide, harbinger, herald, introduce, jump the gun, lead, notify, pace, pioneer, preannounce, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, preindicate, presage, proclaim, run before, usher in, win the start ... show more.

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