fore
IPA: fˈɔr
noun
- The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
- A people of Papua New Guinea.
- Their language.
- A surname.
adjective
- (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
- Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
adverb
- In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
- (obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
- (nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
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Examples of "fore" in Sentences
- Embezzlement now came to the fore.
- The fore wings vary by size of birds.
- The lugsail was the earliest of the fore and aft rigs.
- The outermost tip of the fore end is smoothly contoured.
- In human anatomy, the forehead is the fore part of the head.
- The stripes are mimicked on the inner margin of the fore wing.
- The Dutch yacht is the fore runner of the Thames sailing barge.
- A sturdy adjustable bipod is fitted to the front of the fore end.
- The superstructure is terraced both at the fore and aft of the ship.