adj.
- Located at or toward the front; forward.
- Earlier in order of occurrence; former.
- Something that is located at or toward the front.
- The front part.
- At, toward, or near the front; forward.
- At an earlier time.
Before.
interj. 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.
[Middle English, beforehand, before, in front of, from Old English.]
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