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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fore¹

adj

(usually in combination) located at, in, or towards the front the forelegs of a horse

n

1. the front part

2. something located at, in, or towards the front

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) short for foremast

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

fore and aft located at or directed towards both ends of a vessel a fore-and-aft rig

to the fore

a.  to or into the front or conspicuous position

b.  Scot and Irish alive or active is your grandfather still to the fore?

adv

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) at or towards a ship's bow

2. Obsolete before

prep & conj

a less common word for before

[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fora, Gothic faura, Greek para, Sanskrit pura]

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fore²

interj

(Individual Sports & Recreations) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot

[probably short for before]

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"

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fore

noun front, head, top, forefront, nearest part, foremost part no damage in the fore part of the ship

Translations

fore [fɔːʳ]

A. ADV (Naut) fore and aft → de proa a popa

B. ADJ → anterior, delantero (Naut) → de proa

C. N to come to the fore → empezar a destacar
to be at the fore → ir delante

D. EXCL (Golf) → ¡atención!

fore [ˈfɔː^r]

n
to bring sth to the fore → mettre qch en évidence
to bring sb to the fore → attirer l'attention sur qn
to come to the fore → se faire remarquer

adj
the fore part of a ship → l'avant m d'un navire

adv
fore and aft → à l'avant et à l'arrière

fore

n to the fore → im Vordergrund; to come to the fore → ins Blickfeld geraten

adj attr (Zool, Naut, Aviat: = front) → vordere(r, s); the fore part of the ship → das Vorschiff; fore watch (Naut) → Vorderwache f

adv (Naut) → vorn; fore and aft → längsschiffs

interj (Golf) → Achtung!

fore [fɔːʳ]

1. adj (section, part, of animal, ship, aircraft) → anteriore

2. adv (Naut) fore and aft → da prua a poppa

3. n to the fore → in primo piano
to come to the fore → mettersi in evidenza or in luce