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fore
1[ fawr ]
adjective
- situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- previous; earlier:
cities that existed in a fore time.
- Nautical.
- of or relating to a foremast.
- noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast.
- noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a fore lower mast or to some specified upper mast of a foremast:
fore topmast stay.
- situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward.
adverb
- Nautical. at or toward the bow.
- Obsolete. before.
noun
- the forepart of anything; front.
- the fore, Nautical. the foremast.
preposition
- Also 'fore. Informal. before.
fore
2[ fawr, fohr ]
interjection
- (used as a cry of warning to persons on a course who are in danger of being struck by the ball.)
fore-
3- a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,” etc.:
forehead; forecastle; forecast; foretell; foreman.
fore
1/ fɔː /
interjection
- (in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
fore
2/ fɔː /
adjective
- usually in combination located at, in, or towards the front
the forelegs of a horse
noun
- the front part
- something located at, in, or towards the front
- short for foremast
- fore and aftlocated at or directed towards both ends of a vessel
a fore-and-aft rig
- to the fore
- to or into the front or conspicuous position
- alive or active
is your grandfather still to the fore?
adverb
- at or towards a ship's bow
- obsolete.before
preposition
- a less common word for before
fore-
3prefix
- before in time or rank
foresight
forefather
foreman
- at or near the front; before in place
forehead
forecourt
Word History and Origins
Origin of fore1
Origin of fore3
Word History and Origins
Origin of fore1
Origin of fore2
Origin of fore3
Idioms and Phrases
- fore and aft, Nautical. in, at, or to both ends of a ship.
- to the fore,
- into a conspicuous place or position; to or at the front.
- still alive.
More idioms and phrases containing fore
- to the fore
Example Sentences
Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
In talking to experts in the field, only a few women immediately came to the fore.
Usually, though, old-fashioned Liberalism is very much at the fore in Puck.
The fore and aft have beautiful decks carved into them, and windows from various rooms too: it looks like a floating Apple device.
But this is the sort of mentality that comes to the fore in a bubble.
His drill-like nose, his powerful fore-legs and big, strong feet all served to make him the fastest digger in Pleasant Valley.
If we hustle right smart we can get a pen done 'fore dark, let alone gettin' them cattle into a shed.
With what honest pride did John Smith, the best farmer of them all, step to the fore and assign to each man his place!
With his head between his fore-paws and one eye closed, he watches the tiny tongue of flame licking up the last coal.
The pustule on the fore finger shews the disease in an earlier stage.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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