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fore¹
- /fɔː/ Northern England, UK, Wales
- /foː/ Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard
- /foɹ/ US
- /foɾ/ Scotland
- [foːɾ] Scotland
- /foː/
- /foə/ Eastern New England
- /fɔə/ UK, obsolete
Sounds like four, for (strong form, horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
A development of the prefix fore-.
adjective foremost
- Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. the fore part of the day
- Forward; situated towards the front (of something). The fore end of the tape is drawn out, and when the indicator points to this number the end is firmly fixed to the front of the camera.
interjection
- An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
noun
- The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. The waiting-room was now less empty than Watt had at first supposed, to judge by the presence, some two paces to Watt's fore, and as many to his right, of what seemed to be an object of some importance.
- The front part of a vessel. in the fore of the ship
adverb
- In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
- Formerly; previously; afore. The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are.
- In or towards the bows of a ship. fore and aft
Fore²
noun
- A people of Papua New Guinea.
proper noun
- Their language.
Fore³
Where it comes from
From the German surname, Americanized from Fahr, from the noun Fähre (“ferry”).
proper noun
- A surname.
