Definitions and meaning of fore
fore
English
Etymology
A development of the prefix fore-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /foɹ/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /foə/
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
- Homophones: four; for (horse–hoarse merger)
Adjective
fore (comparative former, superlative foremost)
- (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. [15th–18th c.]
- Forward; situated towards the front (of something). [from 16th c.]
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “order”): latter
- (antonym(s) of “location”): aft
Translations
Interjection
fore
- (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations
Noun
fore (uncountable)
- The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- Synonyms: bow, stem, forestem, prow, prore
- Antonyms: stern, aft, poop
- in the fore of the ship
Translations
Adverb
fore (not comparable)
- 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.
- Antonym: aft
- fore and aft
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Ofer, OFer, froe, o-fer, ofer, Freo, Fero, orfe
Cornish
Noun
fore
- mixed mutation of bore
Esperanto
Etymology
for + -e
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfore/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: fo‧re
Adverb
fore
- far away
Finnish
Etymology
< English fore
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːr/, [ˈfo̞ːr]
- Rhymes: -oːr
Interjection
fore
- (golf) fore
French
Pronunciation
Verb
fore
- inflection of forer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Ido
Etymology
for + -e
Adverb
fore
- (far) away, afar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.re/
- Rhymes: -ɔre
- Hyphenation: fò‧re
Preposition
fore
- (archaic, literary) alternative form of fuori
- out, outside, outwards (towards the outside)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔ.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔː.re]
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fore
- ablative singular of foris
Etymology 2
Formally present active infinitive corresponding to fuī (“I have been”), irregular perfect indicative of sum (“I am”). From Proto-Italic *fuiezi (s-derivative verbal noun of *fuiō), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, be”), cognate with Old English bēo (“I become, I will be, I am”). In classical Latin, the fu- forms of sum are mostly limited to the perfect tenses, but old Latin has alternate present and imperfect subjunctive forms fuam and forem (for classical sim and essem) suggesting the root could once be fully conjugated. After being incorporated in the conjugation of sum, the meaning of fore shifted from the original "to become" to the classical "to be going to be".
Alternative forms
Verb
fore
- future active infinitive of sum
Usage notes
- Also used in the construction fore ut in place of a future passive infinitive in indirect discourse:
References
- “fore”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fore”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "fore", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fore in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
fore
- fore
Descendants
- Scots: fore
- English: fore
Conjunction
fore
- therefore
Etymology 2
Numeral
fore
- alternative form of four
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
fore f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)
- behaviour
- footprints, tracks
- (economics) ability, standing
Etymology 2
Derived from for (“travel”), from Old Norse fǫr, but made a weak noun. From earlier Proto-Germanic *farō.
Alternative forms
Noun
fore f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)
- alternative form of for
Etymology 3
From fòr (“furrow”).
Alternative forms
Verb
fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fore/for)
- to furrow
Etymology 4
Inherited from Old Norse fóðra.
Alternative forms
Verb
fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fore/for)
- to fodder animals
- to breed, raise
- to gather food, fodder
- to feed
Related terms
Etymology 5
Made from fôr (“lining of clothes”)
Alternative forms
Verb
fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative fore/for)
- (transitive) to line (clothes)
- (transitive) to clad with covering layers
Etymology 6
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
fore
- inflection of for:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “fore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Verb
fōre
- second-person singular preterite indicative of faran
Swedish
Verb
fore
- (dated) past subjunctive of fara
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈvɔrɛ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈvɔra/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈvoːrɛ/, /ˈvɔrɛ/
Noun
fore
- soft mutation of bore (“morning”)
Mutation
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