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To the fore was originally a Scottish and Anglo-Irish phrase meaning 'at hand, available, surviving'. It came into English literary use during the 19th century, and in current standard English means 'into view, to the front'. A person is said to have come to the fore when he or she has become prominent in some way, and the phrase is also used with reference to personal attributes or qualities:

His influence for change came to the fore and it was at this time that he started his campaign against the Corn Laws—Manchester Evening News, 2006.

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noun

The part of someone or something facing the viewer: forepart, front. See precede/follow.

Idioms beginning with fore:
forest
foremost
fore and aft
forewarned is forearmed

See also to the fore.

adv

Definition: in the front
Antonyms: aft, back, rear

[fôr]

n. the front part of something, especially a ship.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Situated in front of something else, and usually used as a prefix. Examples include:

fore-choir: ante-choir;
fore-church: ante-church, like a narthex, but with nave and aisles;
fore-court: outer court of a large building or assemblage of buildings, in grander ensembles a cour d'honneur;
fore-front: principal façade or entrance-front of a building.

In front. From the naval term.

IN BRIEF: n. - Front part of a vessel or aircraft adv. - Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane.

Tutor's tip: Are the "four" (the number between three and five) leaders "for" (since, because) bringing their concerns to the "fore" (to the top, forefront) at the meeting?

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Front, e.g. forelimb.

• f. cannon — the third metacarpal bone of the horse.

For a list of words related to fore, see:

• Airframe and Engines - fore: (adj) toward the nose
• Parts of Ships, Sails, and Equipment - fore: (adj) ahead, toward the bow
• Golf
• Conjunctions
• Prepositions
• Interjections
• Relative Time - fore: (adj) coming first, prior to
• Relative Positions - fore: (adj) toward the front, forward

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See words rhyming with "fore."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forrest, for-, forud-
n. - til stede, i live, være disponibel
int. - af banen!
prep. - før, fremfor
adv. - fremad

idioms:

• come to the fore    gøre sig gældende
• fore and aft    for og agter

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooraan, voordat, in het bijzijn van, voor, eerder(genoemd), het voorste gedeelte, waarschuwing van golfspeler bij het slaan, voor-, voorschip

Français (French)
adj. - (gén) à l'avant
n. - en vue, en avant, (fig) en vue, au premier plan, en valeur, en force, (Naut) avant
int. - gare (excl)
prep. - avant, devant
adv. - antérieurement, en avant, devant

idioms:

• fore and aft    (Naut) (voile/gréement) aurique
• to the fore    en vue, en avant, (être) le point de mire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorder, früher
n. - Vorderteil, Vordermast (Segelschiff)
int. - Vorsicht! (Warnung vor Golfbällen)
prep. - vor
adv. - vorn

idioms:

• fore and aft    längsschiffs
• to the fore    in den Vordergrund

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εμπρόσθιος, μπροστινός
n. - πλώρη, μπροστινό μέρος
pref. - εμπρόσθιος, μπροστινός
int. - μπροστά
prep. - μπροστά (από)
conj. - προτού

idioms:

• come to the fore    αναδεικνύομαι
• fore and aft    (ναυτ., μτφ.) απ' άκρου εις άκρον

Italiano (Italian)
anteriore

idioms:

• fore and aft    da prua a poppa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dianteiro
n. - parte (f) dianteira
pref. - em frente de
int. - grito (m) dado pelo jogador de golfe quando ele bate na bola

idioms:

• come to the fore    destacar-se
• fore and aft    de popa a proa (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
передняя часть, на видном месте, выдвигаться вперед, под рукой, в центре внимания, вдоль всего судна

idioms:

• come to the fore    притти в центр внимания
• fore and aft    продольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - delantero, anterior
n. - frente, parte delantera
int. - ojo!, cuidado
prep. - ante, en presencia de
adv. - antes, delante, en la delantera, anteriormente

idioms:

• fore and aft    longitudinal, de proa a popa
• to the fore    presente, a la vista, en primer plano, destacado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - framtill belägen
n. - främre del
pref. - för-, före
int. - se upp!
prep. - inför, vid
conj. - innan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在前的, 以前的, 前部, 前桅, 船头, 让开!前面当心!, 在前, 在前面, 在船头

idioms:

• come to the fore    来到近处, 到手头的, 进到显著的地位
• fore and aft    从船头到船尾, 在前后, 在船头和船尾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 在前的, 以前的
n. - 前部, 前桅, 船頭
int. - 讓開!前面當心!
prep. - 在前
adv. - 在前面, 在船頭

idioms:

• come to the fore    來到近處, 到手頭的, 進到顯著的地位
• fore and aft    從船頭到船尾, 在前後, 在船頭和船尾

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 앞의, 전방의
n. - 앞부분, 앞면
int. - 앞이 위험하다
prep. - ~의 앞에
adv. - (비행기의) 기수쪽에

idioms:

• come to the fore    유력한 역할을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 前部の
adv. - 船首に
n. - 前部

idioms:

• come to the fore    頭角を表す, 注目を集める
• fore and aft    船首から船尾まで, 船全体にわたって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سابق (الاسم) مقدمه الشيء (بادئه الكلمه) سلفا , مقدما (نداء) تحذير (حرف جر) قبل (حرف عطف) قبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קדימה, קדמי, קדומני‬
n. - ‮חזית (הספינה), חרטום‬
int. - ‮אזהרה לאדם הנמצא במסלול הכדור (גולף)‬
prep. - ‮בנוכחות (מיושן)‬
adv. - ‮קדימה, בחזית הספינה‬

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