Forerunner
noun
Something or someone that comes before and shows that something else will happen or arrive later.
The forerunner of the modern bicycle was a wooden horse on wheels.
Often appears as...
- forerunner of
- forerunner to
noun
An early model or a sign indicating the approach of something or someone.
The arrival of these birds is always a forerunner of spring.
Often appears as...
- forerunner of
- forerunner to
noun
Something or someone that comes before and shows that something else will happen or arrive later.
The forerunner of the modern bicycle was a wooden horse on wheels.
Often appears as...
- forerunner of
- forerunner to
noun
An early model or a sign indicating the approach of something or someone.
The arrival of these birds is always a forerunner of spring.
Often appears as...
- forerunner of
- forerunner to
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Pro Tip 1/3Historic Link
Used to describe historic precursors to modern items or concepts.
The steam engine was a forerunner to modern locomotives.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Progression
Suggests a development or evolution from one state to another over time.
Early smartphones were the forerunner of today's advanced mobile devices.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to abstract concepts, such as ideas or movements, not just physical objects.
18th-century enlightenment thought was the forerunner of modern democracy.
Pro Tip 1/3Historic Link
Used to describe historic precursors to modern items or concepts.
The steam engine was a forerunner to modern locomotives.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Progression
Suggests a development or evolution from one state to another over time.
Early smartphones were the forerunner of today's advanced mobile devices.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to abstract concepts, such as ideas or movements, not just physical objects.
18th-century enlightenment thought was the forerunner of modern democracy.
Pro Tip 1/3Historic Link
Used to describe historic precursors to modern items or concepts.
The steam engine was a forerunner to modern locomotives.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicate Progression
Suggests a development or evolution from one state to another over time.
Early smartphones were the forerunner of today's advanced mobile devices.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to abstract concepts, such as ideas or movements, not just physical objects.
18th-century enlightenment thought was the forerunner of modern democracy.
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Larry Brilliant: The...
a quaint forerunner of things to come. It's a destabilized world. And unlike destabilized world in the past, it will be broadcast to you on YouTube, you will see it on digital television and on your cell phones. What will that lead to?
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How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner
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Tim Flannery: Here on...
the science of astrobiology it compares worlds quite literally and he posits the theory that this planet is the only living planet that the others wherever they be in the universe are all dead it's also the forerunner of James
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Larry Brilliant: The...
a quaint forerunner of things to come. It's a destabilized world. And unlike destabilized world in the past, it will be broadcast to you on YouTube, you will see it on digital television and on your cell phones. What will that lead to?
Video examples
How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner
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Tim Flannery: Here on...
the science of astrobiology it compares worlds quite literally and he posits the theory that this planet is the only living planet that the others wherever they be in the universe are all dead it's also the forerunner of James
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Quote examples
Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
My colleagues and I were engineers who worked for DCM's calculator division. These electronic calculators used digital integrated circuits, and then they started using chips. The advanced versions of those chips were used for programmable calculators, which were the forerunners of PCs.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
My noble respect also goes to the anti-Japanese revolutionary forerunners, martyrs of the People's Army and other patriotic martyrs who dedicated all their precious things to promoting the development of our Party and the prosperity of the country in loyal support of the great leaders.
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Fred Ehrsam
American Businessman
Make no mistake - Ethereum would never have existed without Bitcoin as a forerunner. That said, I think Ethereum is ahead of Bitcoin in many ways and represents the bleeding edge of digital currency.
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Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
Actually, multiple playthroughs and deleting save files are things that other games have done, so I don't see myself as a forerunner of those elements in the game.
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John Scofield
American Musician
I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.
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Jim Capaldi
British Musician
For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.
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Martin Cooper
American Scientist
Cellular was the forerunner to true wireless communications.
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Ma Huateng
Chinese Businessman
You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner.
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Carlos Fuentes
Mexican Novelist
Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.
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Charles Edwards
Leader
Attitudes are the forerunners of conditions.
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Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
My colleagues and I were engineers who worked for DCM's calculator division. These electronic calculators used digital integrated circuits, and then they started using chips. The advanced versions of those chips were used for programmable calculators, which were the forerunners of PCs.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
My noble respect also goes to the anti-Japanese revolutionary forerunners, martyrs of the People's Army and other patriotic martyrs who dedicated all their precious things to promoting the development of our Party and the prosperity of the country in loyal support of the great leaders.
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Fred Ehrsam
American Businessman
Make no mistake - Ethereum would never have existed without Bitcoin as a forerunner. That said, I think Ethereum is ahead of Bitcoin in many ways and represents the bleeding edge of digital currency.
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Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
Actually, multiple playthroughs and deleting save files are things that other games have done, so I don't see myself as a forerunner of those elements in the game.
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John Scofield
American Musician
I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.
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Jim Capaldi
British Musician
For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.
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Martin Cooper
American Scientist
Cellular was the forerunner to true wireless communications.
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Ma Huateng
Chinese Businessman
You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner.
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Carlos Fuentes
Mexican Novelist
Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.
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Charles Edwards
Leader
Attitudes are the forerunners of conditions.
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