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- [fawr, fohr]
- /fɔr, foʊr/
- /fɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr, fohr]
- /fɔr, foʊr/
Definitions of fore word
- adjective fore situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else. 1
- adjective fore first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 1
- adjective fore Nautical. of or relating to a foremast. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a fore lower mast or to some specified upper mast of a foremast: fore topmast stay. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward. 1
- adverb fore Nautical. at or toward the bow. 1
- abbreviation FORE forward. 1
- adverb fore Obsolete. before. 1
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Parts of speech for Fore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adv fore
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
noun fore
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- forefront — the foremost part or place.
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
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