Dictionary Definition
fore adj
2 located anteriorly [syn: fore(a), front(a)] n :
front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat
toward the finish line" [syn: bow, prow, stem] adv : near or toward the bow
of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or
forward) to check the instruments" [syn: forward] [ant: aft]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
From fore.Pronunciation
- /fɔː/
- /fɔːɹ/
- /"fo:/
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- Rhymes with: -ɔː(ɹ)
Adjective
- Former; occurring
earlier (in some order).
- Of apples and oranges, I choose the fore fruit.
- When weighing the importance of wealth and happiness, do not assume the fore can buy the latter.
- Forward; at or
toward the front (with
respect to locality); as opposed to latter.
- The fore cabin is near the bow.
Translations
former; occurring earlier
- Dutch: eerste, eerdere
- Finnish: edellinen
forward; at or toward the front
Interjection
- In the context of "golf": An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations
yelled to inform players a ball is moving in
their direction
- Finnish: fore
Noun
- The front.
- The fore was painted white.
Translations
Related terms
Etymology 2
- inflected form of fare
Verb
fore- simple past of fare
Adjective
Extensive Definition
Fore can mean:
- Fore (people), a highland people of Papua New Guinea.
- Fore (golf), a warning yelled by golfers.
- Fore Abbey, an abbey in Ireland.
- Fore, County Westmeath a village beside Fore Abbey
- Fore River (Maine), a river
- Fore!, the 4th album by Huey Lewis & the News.
- The bow of a ship, the front.
See also
fore in Dutch: Fore
fore in Swedish: Lista över
golftermer#Fore
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ahead,
ancient, ante, antecedent, anterior, anteriority, anticipatory, beforehand, bold front, brave
face, brave front, chief,
ci-devant, display,
earlier, early, elder, erstwhile, facade, face, facet, facia, first, forefront, foregoing, foreground, forehand, foreland, foremost, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, former, forward, front, front elevation, front man,
front matter, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, headmost, immemorial, in advance,
lap, late, leading, obverse, old, olden, older, once, onetime, past, preceding, precurrent, preexistent, preface, prefix, prehistoric, previous, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, prior, priority, proscenium, quondam, recent, senior, sometime, then, window
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