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fore

Pronunciation: /fɔː/

The English word “fore” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
  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.
  2. The front part of a vessel.

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.

Etymology

A development of the prefix fore-.

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