Forerunners

/ˈfɔːrˌrʌnərz/

अग्रदूत; पूर्वगामी; पूर्वसंकेत

Origin & History

From Middle English forerunner, formed from fore- (“before”) + runner (“one who runs”), meaning “one who goes ahead”; influenced by Old English elements fore (“before”) and rinnan (“to run”).

यह Middle English के forerunner से आया है, जो fore- (“पहले”) + runner (“दौड़ने वाला/आगे जाने वाला”) से बना है, अर्थ “जो आगे जाता है”; Old English के fore (“पहले”) और rinnan (“दौड़ना”) तत्वों से भी प्रभाव पड़ा।

Definition

Forerunners are people, groups, events, or things that precede others and often signal, influence, or make possible what comes later (e.g., pioneers, early versions, warning signs).

Forerunners वे लोग, समूह, घटनाएँ या चीज़ें हैं जो दूसरों से पहले आती हैं और अक्सर आने वाली चीज़ों का संकेत देती हैं, उन्हें प्रभावित करती हैं या उनके लिए राह बनाती हैं (जैसे अग्रदूत, शुरुआती रूप, चेतावनी संकेत)।

Parts of Speech

Noun (plural):
These experimental devices were the forerunners of today’s smartphones.
ये प्रायोगिक उपकरण आज के स्मार्टफ़ोनों के अग्रदूत थे।

Usage Examples

The early activists were the forerunners of the modern civil rights movement.
Dark clouds can be forerunners of a storm.
Small pilot projects often serve as forerunners to nationwide programs.
These theories were forerunners to later scientific breakthroughs.

Antonyms

Successors Followers Descendants Later arrivals

Related Forms

Noun
Forerunner / Forerunners / Forerunnership (rare)
Verb
Forerun / Forerunning / Foreran / Forerun (past participle)
Adjective
Forerunning (rare) / Precursory

Idioms & Phrases

The forerunner of (something)
(किसी चीज़) का अग्रदूत/पूर्वगामी
A forerunner to (something)
(किसी चीज़) की भूमिका/पूर्वसंकेत; (किसी चीज़) का अग्रदूत