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- [fawr, fohr and aft, ahft]
- /fɔr, foʊr ænd æft, ɑft/
- /fɔːr ənd ɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr, fohr and aft, ahft]
- /fɔr, foʊr ænd æft, ɑft/
Definitions of fore and aft words
- adjective fore and aft situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else. 1
- adjective fore and aft first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 1
- adjective fore and aft 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 and aft Nautical. at or toward the bow. 1
- adverb fore and aft forward. 1
- adverb fore and aft Obsolete. before. 1
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Origin of fore and aft
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
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Parts of speech for Fore and aft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fore and aft popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
fore and aft usage trend in Literature
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adv fore and aft
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- overall — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
Antonyms for fore and aft
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