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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forefore - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
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"
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


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With all three masts making such an everlasting thundering against the side; and every sea breaking over us, fore and aft.
While he was congratulating himself and wagging his tail to convey his pleasure to his friend, the Cook saw him moving about among his dishes and, seizing him by his fore and hind paws, bundled him without ceremony out of the window.
The quarter-deck had caught: it was in flames to port and starboard of the flaming hatch; only fore and aft of it was the deck sound to the lips of that hideous mouth, with the hundred tongues shooting out and up.
 
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