Idioms for fore

    fore and aft, Nautical. in, at, or to both ends of a ship.
    to the fore,
    1. into a conspicuous place or position; to or at the front.
    2. at hand; ready; available.
    3. still alive.

Origin of fore

1
by construal of fore- as an adj., hence nominalized; fore and aft perhaps as translation of Dutch or Low German; sense “before” (defs 6, 9) perhaps continuation of Middle English, Old English fore in this sense, or as aphetic form of afore

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fore

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Words nearby fore

forde, fordless, fordo, fordone, fordyce's spots, fore, fore and aft, fore clipping, fore edge, fore plane, fore-

Definition for fore (2 of 3)

fore 2
[ fawr, fohr ]
/ fɔr, foʊr /

interjection Golf.

(used as a cry of warning to persons on a course who are in danger of being struck by the ball.)

Origin of fore

2
First recorded in 1875–80; probably aphetic variant of before

Definition for fore (3 of 3)

fore-

a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,” etc.: forehead; forecastle; forecast; foretell; foreman.

Origin of fore-

combining form representing Middle English, Old English for(e)

Words related to fore

forward, ante, ahead, before, beforehand, near, previous, antecedently, nearest

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British Dictionary definitions for fore (1 of 3)

Word Origin for fore

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

British Dictionary definitions for fore (2 of 3)

fore 2
/ (fɔː) /

interjection

(in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot

Word Origin for fore

C19: probably short for before

British Dictionary definitions for fore (3 of 3)

fore-

prefix

before in time or rank foresight; forefather; foreman
at or near the front; before in place forehead; forecourt

Word Origin for fore-

Old English, from fore (adv)

Idioms and Phrases with fore

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