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fore

1 of 6

noun

: something that occupies a front position

fore

2 of 6

adverb

1
: in, toward, or near the front : forward
The plane's exits are located fore and aft.
2
obsolete : at an earlier time or period

fore

3 of 6

adjective

1
: situated in front of something else : forward
2
: prior in order of occurrence : former

fore

4 of 6

preposition

variants or less commonly 'fore
1
: in the presence of
2
chiefly dialectal : before

fore

5 of 6

interjection

used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line of flight of the ball

fore-

6 of 6

combining form

1
a
: earlier : beforehand
foresee
b
: occurring earlier : occurring beforehand
foreshock
2
a
: situated at the front : in front
foreleg
b
: front part of (something specified)
forearm
c
: foremast
foretop
Phrases
to the fore
: in or into a position of prominence : forward

Example Sentences

Adverb The plane's exits are located fore and aft. Adjective the fore and aft cabins cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes Preposition set out early with the hope of arriving fore the sunset fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
At family gatherings, coastal vacations, church communions and Christmas dinners, individual crises are brought to the fore in crowd conflicts. Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 The summer retreat’s reputation for partying, not its natural beauty, came to the fore in August after fights broke out at a free music festival at Ballard’s Beach Resort and, later that same night, on the Block Island Ferry. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 But the board’s potential to dramatically influence elections has come to the fore in recent years. Kathleen Foody, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 The paradox of risk and reward from nuclear power has been brought to the fore by the war. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The Johns Hopkins University police force is moving to the fore again. Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 But the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June by the U.S. Supreme Court has brought the issue to the fore. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2022 This last comment bears a trace of self-aware arrogance (all these others so blind to wonder!); the book feels least interesting when this particular strain of Ball’s personality comes to the fore. Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 With tourism likely to be back to the fore, countries are also benefitting from greater export growth and the shift of production from China to the likes of Vietnam. Kanin Asva, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
Adverb
On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which (fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 Mar. 2018 Active Ride Control moderates fore-aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 27 Jan. 2018 On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which (fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 Mar. 2018 Active Ride Control moderates fore-aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 27 Jan. 2018 Only fore-teen Fourteen year-old amateur golfer Atthaya Thitikul won the Ladies European Thailand Championship on Sunday, making her the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 11 July 2017 Up and down the hydraulic arms went; fore and aft tipped the bucket. Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2017
Adjective
Honorees included Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek feted in recognition for how his movies bring to the fore characters within the LGBTQ community. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 The news brought to the fore familiar insecurities from the start of the pandemic. New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021 The company is selling off a facilities business, with a pool of bidders that has brought to the fore French officials’ preference for selling to French owners. Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021 His popularity brings to the fore generational and class fissures, and the shortcomings of an economic model that has brought growth but few jobs. The Economist, 16 Jan. 2021 The Covid-19 crisis has left millions of people feeling insecure over their personal finances, bringing to the fore questions around where to live, how to work, what to study and how to prepare for the future. Pratish Narayanan, Bloomberg.com, 1 Oct. 2020 With immigration at the fore front of the current debate, several of these races look even more interesting. Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 25 June 2018 A unique fen and about half the site is now forest preserve land. Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 27 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb and Preposition

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for

Adjective and Noun

fore-

Interjection

probably short for before

Combining form

Middle English for-, fore-, from Old English fore-, from fore, adverb

First Known Use

Noun

1637, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Interjection

circa 1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fore was before the 12th century

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