English Dictionary
Definition of “fore”
1fore1 (fɔː
)
Definitions
adjective
- (usually in combination) located at, in, or towards the front ⇒
the forelegs of a horse
adverb
- at or towards a ship's bow
- obsolete before
preposition conjunction
- a less common word for before
Word Origin
Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fora , Gothic faura , Greek para , Sanskrit pura
2fore2 (fɔː)
Definitions
exclamation
- (in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
Word Origin
C19: probably short for before
fore-
Definitions
prefix
- before in time or rank ⇒
foresight
forefather
foreman
- at or near the front; before in place ⇒
forehead
forecourt
Word Origin
Old English, from fore (adv)
Usage examples
But the chances are high that the fore part of the U-boat is completely flooded, so that's useless.
Maclean, Alistair, San Andreas (1984)Now, in the absence of a cohering mission or definable war aim, tension among troops can easily come to the fore.
Spiked (2003)Andrew Boas TORONTO ONT - When Paul Martin was minister of finance, his personal assets were never brought to the fore.
Globe and Mail (2003)Whether or not the fore knowledge of the report was the reason for the cancellation of inter-governmental talks is largely irrelevant.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)Thus far the developed world has approached rural land-use planning with particular state functions to the fore.
Cloke, Paul J (ed), Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)
