Forerunner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹʌnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːɹʌnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːɹʌnə/

4 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹʌnɚ/.

Examples

phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

herald predecessor antecedent harbinger precursor

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
noun	something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
noun	anything that precedes something similar in time “phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”

Word Forms

harbinger	verb	foreshadow or presage
herald	verb	foreshadow or presage
antecedent	adjective	preceding in time or order

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorläufer

eine Person, die vor einer anderen Person hergeht oder deren Ankunft ankündigt

🇫🇷French

précurseur

une personne qui précède ou annonce la venue d'une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

precursor

Persona que va delante o anuncia la llegada de otra.

🇮🇹Italian

precursore

una persona che precede o annuncia la venuta di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

voorloper

een persoon die voorgaat of de komst van een ander aankondigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

precursor

pessoa que precede ou anuncia a vinda de outra

🇷🇺Russian

предшественник

человек, который идет впереди или объявляет о приходе другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वज

वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरे के आने से पहले जाता हो या उसकी घोषणा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রদূত

একজন ব্যক্তি যে আগে যায় বা অন্যের আসার ঘোষণা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

முன் செல்லும் அல்லது மற்றொருவரின் வருகையை அறிவிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందున్నవాడు

ముందు వెళ్ళే లేదా మరొకరి రాకను ప్రకటించిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अग्रदूत

एखादी व्यक्ती जी आधी जाते किंवा दुसऱ्याच्या येण्याची घोषणा करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્રદૂત

એક વ્યક્તિ જે પહેલા જાય છે અથવા બીજાના આવવાની જાહેરાત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಾಳು

ಮೊದಲು ಹೋಗುವ ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಬರುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಘೋಷಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഗാമി

മുമ്പേ പോകുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റൊരാളുടെ വരവ് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਾਂਹਵਧੂ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅੱਗੇ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیش رو

وہ شخص جو پہلے جاتا ہے یا دوسرے کے آنے کا اعلان کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先行者

走在另一个人前面或宣布另一个人到来的人

🇯🇵Japanese

先駆者

他の人より先に行くか、他の人が来ることを告げる人

🇰🇷Korean

선구자

다른 사람이 오기 전에 앞서 가거나 알리는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiên nhân

người đi trước hoặc thông báo sự đến của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้เบิกทาง

บุคคลที่ไปก่อนหรือประกาศการมาของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelopor

seseorang yang pergi sebelum atau mengumumkan kedatangan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

nangunguna

isang taong nauuna o nagpahayag ng pagdating ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

pendahulu

seseorang yang pergi sebelum atau mengumumkan kedatangan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رائد

الشخص الذي يسبق أو يعلن قدوم شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

پیشرو

شخصی که پیش از آن می رود یا آمدن دیگری را اعلام می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

öncü

bir başkasının önünden giden veya geleceğini duyuran kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבַשֵׂר

אדם שהולך לפני או מכריז על בואו של אחר

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