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fore

fore
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr, fohr]
    • /fɔr, foʊr/
    • /fɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr, fohr]
    • /fɔr, foʊr/

Definitions of fore word

  • adjective fore situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else. 1
  • adjective fore first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 1
  • adjective fore Nautical. of or relating to a foremast. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast. noting 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. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward. 1
  • adverb fore Nautical. at or toward the bow. 1
  • abbreviation FORE forward. 1
  • adverb fore Obsolete. before. 1
See all 37 definitions of fore

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Parts of speech for Fore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fore

fore popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fore

adv fore

  • forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
  • ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
  • before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
  • beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.

noun fore

  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
  • forefront — the foremost part or place.
  • forepart — the first, front, or early part.
  • bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

adjective fore

  • headmost — most advanced; foremost.
  • frontal — of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
  • anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
  • vanward — in or towards the front
  • facial — of the face: facial expression.
All 22 Synonyms of fore

Antonyms for fore

adv fore

  • aft — If you go aft in a boat or plane, you go to the back of it. If you are aft, you are in the back.
  • back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
All 2 Antonyms of fore

Related words

  • before

    If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.

  • forecastle head

    the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.

  • kuru

    a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive lack of coordination and dementia, known only among certain Melanesian peoples, especially the Fore of New Guinea, and caused by a slow virus: now virtually extinct.

  • anchor ball

    a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.

  • anterior

    Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.

  • back clipping

    a word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived.
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