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fore [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr, fōr) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | English synonyms | English Collocations | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025fore1 /fɔr/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]
  1. situated in front:the fore part of a boat.
adv.
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsat or toward the front of a vessel; forward.
n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. the forepart of anything; front.
Idioms
  1. Idioms, Naval Terms fore and aft, in, at, or to both ends of a ship.
  2. Idioms to the fore:
    • Idiomsinto a conspicuous place or position.
fore2 /fɔr/USA pronunciation interj.
  1. Sport(used as a cry of warning by a golfer to persons in danger of being struck by a ball in flight).
fore-, prefix.
  1. fore- is attached to nouns and means:
    • before (in space, time, condition, etc.):fore- + -cast → forecast (= prediction before weather comes);fore- + taste → foretaste (= a taste before the event takes place);fore- + warn → forewarn (= to warn ahead of time).
    • front:fore- + head → forehead (= front of the head).
    • preceding:fore- + father → forefather (= father that came before).
    • superior:fore- + man → foreman (= superior to the other workers).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025fore1 (fôr, fōr),USA pronunciation adj.
  1. situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
  2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier.
  3. [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsof or pertaining to a foremast.
    • Naval Termsnoting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast.
    • Nauticalnoting 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.
    • Naval Termssituated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward.
adv.
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsat or toward the bow.
  2. forward.
  3. [Obs.]before.
  4. Nautical, Naval Terms fore and aft, in, at, or to both ends of a ship.
n.
  1. the forepart of anything; front.
  2. Nautical, Naval Terms the fore, the foremast.
  3. to the fore:
    • Idiomsinto a conspicuous place or position; to or at the front.
    • Idiomsat hand; ready; available.
    • Idiomsstill alive.
prep., conj.
  1. Informal TermsAlso, 'fore. before.
  • by construal of fore- as an adjective, adjectival, hence nominalized; fore and aft perh. as translation of Dutch or Low German; sense "before'' (defs. 6, 11) perh. continuation of Middle English, Old English fore in this sense, or as aphetic form of afore
fore2 (fôr, fōr),USA pronunciation interj. [Golf.]
  1. Sport(used as a cry of warning to persons on a course who are in danger of being struck by the ball.)
  • probably aphetic variant of before 1875–80
fore-,
  1. a prefix meaning "before'' (in space, time, condition, etc.), "front,'' "superior,'' etc.:forehead; forecast;foretell;foreman.
  • combining form representing Middle English, Old English for(e)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fore /fɔː/ adj
  1. (usually in combination) located at, in, or towards the front: the forelegs of a horse
 n
  1. the front part
  2. something located at, in, or towards the front
  3. short for foremast
  4. fore and aft ⇒ located at or directed towards both ends of a vessel: a fore-and-aft rig
  5. to the fore ⇒ to or into the front or conspicuous position
 adv
  1. at or towards a ship's bow
  2. obsolete before
 prep , conj
  1. a less common word for before
Etymology: Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fora, Gothic faura, Greek para, Sanskrit purafore /fɔː/ interj
  1. (in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
Etymology: 19th Century: probably short for before Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fore- prefix
  1. before in time or rank: foresight, forefather, foreman
  2. at or near the front; before in place: forehead, forecourt
Etymology: Old English, from fore (adv) 'fore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): barkentine - barque - barquentine - brigantine - clew - fore- - fore-and-after - forearm - foresail - forestall - fore-topgallant - fore-topmast - fore-topsail - gybe - hamulus - hermaphrodite brig - ketch - leech - lubber line - luff - peak - schooner - sloop - spanker - sponson - sprit - tack - thumb index - trail - trysail - vamp - vanguard - Voortrekker - warhead - yawl - abeam - afore - alongships - amidships - anchor ball - anterior - antero- - aspect ratio - athwart - avant-garde - back - backbone - back-check - back clipping - bagpipe In Lists: Golf, Nautical terms, F, more...Synonyms: front, more...Collocations: golf: fore!, the golfer shouted "fore", golf: yelled "fore" (when), more...

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