Fore Definition

fôr
adjective
Situated in front or in front of some other thing or part.
Webster's New World
Previous; former.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
Something that is located at or toward the front.
American Heritage
The thing or part in front.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
At, in, or toward the bow of a ship.
Webster's New World
At an earlier time.
American Heritage
Previously.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
preposition
Before.
American Heritage
In the sight of; before.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
interjection
Used as a shout warning players who are farther ahead that one is about to hit the ball.
Webster's New World
prefix
Before; earlier.
Foredoom.
American Heritage
In front of; front.
Foredeck.
American Heritage
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Before in time, place, order, or rank.
Forenoon, foreman.
Webster's New World
The front part of.
Forehead.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A people of Papua New Guinea.
Wiktionary
Their language.
Wiktionary

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fore

Origin of Fore

  • Middle English, from Old English fōr(e)-, from Proto-Germanic *fura-, *furai- (“before, in front of, for"), from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *pr- (“before, formerly; through, throughout"). Akin to Old Saxon and Old High German fora-, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰- (faura-) (see 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (faura)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English for-, fore- from Old English from fore in front per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English beforehand, before, in front of from Old English per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME < OE: see fore

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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