c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.
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fore-ordain
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forerunner
foresee
foreseeable
foreshadow
foreshorten
foresight
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