fore

adj.

1. Located at or toward the front; forward.
2. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.

n.

1. Something that is located at or toward the front.
2. The front part.

adv.

1. At, toward, or near the front; forward.
2. At an earlier time.

prep. also 'fore
Before.

interj. Sports
Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.

idiom:

to the fore

1. In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.

[Middle English, beforehand, before, in front of, from Old English.]

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.

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adv

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

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[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.

Front, e.g. forelimb.

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

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?

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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