see|fore-|före
English
Etymology 1
From OE. #Old English|fore.
Pronunciation
RP IPA|/f��/
US IPA|/f��ɹ/
SAMPA|/"fo:/
audio|en-us-fore.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(ɹ)
Homophones
for
four
Adjective
en-adj|former|foremost
- former|Former; occurring earlier (in some order).
#* Of apples and oranges, I choose the fore fruit.
#* When weighing the importance of wealth and happiness, do not assume the fore can buy the latter.
- forward|Forward; at or toward the front (with respect to locality); as opposed to latter.
#* The fore cabin is near the bow.
Antonyms
italbrac|order latter
Translations
trans-top|former; occurring earlier
Dutch: t+|nl|eerste, t|nl|eerdere
Finnish: edellinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|forward; at or toward the front
Dutch: t|nl|voorste, t|nl|voor-
Finnish: etu-, keula-
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Interjection
en-intj
- context|golf An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations
trans-top|yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction
Finnish: fore
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun|-
- The front.
#* The fore was painted white.
Translations
trans-top|front
Dutch: t|nl|voorkant|m
Finnish: etuosa, keula
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Related terms
fore-and-aft
foremost
Etymology 2
inflected form of|fare
Verb
fore
- simple past of|fare
Category:English irregular simple past forms
Ido
Adjective
infl|io|adjective
- far
ar:fore
el:fore
fr:fore
io:fore
pl:fore
pt:fore
ru:fore
fi:fore
te:fore
vi:fore
zh:fore
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