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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Located at or toward the front; forward.
  • adj. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.
  • n. Something that is located at or toward the front.
  • n. The front part.
  • ad. At, toward, or near the front; forward.
  • ad. At an earlier time.
  • preposition. Before.
  • interjection. 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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  • interjection. An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
  • n. The front; the foreward part of something; the foreground.
  • v. Simple past of fare.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Journey; way; method of proceeding.
  • ad. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  • ad. Formerly; previously; afore.
  • ad. In or towards the bows of a ship.
  • adj. Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind
  • n. The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.
  • preposition. Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Before (in place); in presence of.
  • Before (in place); in the part that precedes or goes first; specifically, nautical, toward or in the parts of a ship that lie near the bows; forward: opposed to aft.
  • Before (in time); previously.
  • Before.
  • Situated at the fore or front; front; forward; anterior; prior; former; being, coming, or going before or in front in place, or earlier in time: as, the fore legs of a horse; the fore wheels of a wagon; the fore part of the day.
  • n. The front: in the phrases at and to the fore (see below).
  • n. Nautical, the foremast.
  • n. At or in the front.
  • n. An obsolete preterit and past participle of fare.
  • n. Way; course; manner of proceeding.
  • n. A prefix, equivalent to before (in place or time): before nouns often written separately and regarded as an adjective (see fore, adjective).
  • n. An erroneous form of for- in some words, as in forego, forespend, forespeak, etc., for forgo, forspend, forspeak, etc., being obsolete in all but forego.
  • n. An erroneous form of for-, as in foreclose.
  • In golf, a warning cry (‘look out, before!’) uttered to attract the attention of a person who is liable to be struck by the ball.
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  • adj. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
  • n. front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • ad. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
  • Equivalent
    foremost   
    Antonym
    hind    latter    aft   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    front   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    journey    way    formerly    previously    afore    preceding    anterior    antecedent    earlier    forward   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boer    Bohr    C4    Dior    Dore    Flore    Gabor    Gore    Igor    Lahore   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aft    forward    hind    upper    mast    censebat    rudder    afore    cockpit    topmast