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fore

/fɔː/ adjective

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adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    the fore part of the day
  2. Forward; situated towards the front (of something).

interjection

  1. An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.

noun

  1. The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. The front part of a vessel.
    in the fore of the ship
  2. The front part of a vessel.
    in the fore of the ship

adverb

  1. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  2. Formerly; previously; afore.
  3. In or towards the bows of a ship.
    fore and aft

Origin

A development of the prefix fore-.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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