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- [fawr-pahrt, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌpɑrt, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔː.pɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-pahrt, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌpɑrt, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of forepart word
- noun forepart the first, front, or early part. 1
- noun forepart The part situated at the front of something; the foremost part. 1
- noun forepart the first or front part in place, order, or time 0
- noun forepart the first or early part 0
- noun forepart the part in front 0
- noun forepart The front or anterior part of something. 0
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Origin of forepart
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, forepart is from the Middle English word forpart. See fore-, part
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Parts of speech for Forepart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forepart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
forepart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forepart
noun forepart
- nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- prow — the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- stem — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
Antonyms for forepart
noun forepart
- straighten — make straight
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
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