fore (redirected from 'fore)

fore  (fôr, fr)

adj.

1. Located at or toward the front; forward.

2. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.

n.

1. Something that is located at or toward the front.

2. The front part.

adv.

1. At, toward, or near the front; forward.

2. At an earlier time.

prep. also 'fore

Before.

interj. Sports

Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.

Idiom:

to the fore

In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.

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[Middle English, beforehand, before, in front of, from Old English; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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fore

Adjective

at, in, or towards the front: the fore foot

Noun

1. the front part

2. fore and aft located at both ends of a vessel: two double cabins fore and aft

3. to the fore to the front or prominent position

interj

a golfer's shouted warning to a person in the path of a flying ball [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fore - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" prow, bow, stem front - the side that is seen or that goes first vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
Adj.	1.	fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch" forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" aft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
Adv.	1.	fore - near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" forward abaft, aft, astern - at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

Translations

fore [fɔːʳ] n to bring to the fore → sacar a la luz pública;

to come to the fore → empezar a destacar

fore [fɔːʳ] n to the fore → en évidence;

to come to the fore → se faire remarquer

fore [fɔːʳ] n to come to the fore → ins Blickfeld geraten

fore [fɔːʳ] n to the fore → in prima linea;

to come to the fore → mettersi in evidenza