fore

preposition

variants or less commonly 'fore

1

: in the presence of

2

chiefly dialectal : before

Synonyms of fore

• before
• to

Examples of fore in a Sentence

set out early with the hope of arriving fore the sunset

fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for fore

• boar
• boer
• bore
• chore
• cor
• core
• corps
• crore
• door
• drawer
• floor
• flor

Kids Definition

fore

1 of 5 adverb

ˈfō(ə)r 

ˈfȯ(ə)r

: in, toward, or near the front : forward

fore

2 of 5 adjective

: being or coming before in time, order, or space

fore

3 of 5 noun

: a front place or position

came to the fore

fore

4 of 5 interjection

—used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of a hit ball

fore-

5 of 5 combining form

1

a

: earlier : beforehand

foresee

b

: occurring earlier : occurring beforehand

forethought

2

a

: situated at the front : in front

foreleg

b

: front part of (something specified)

forearm

Etymology

Old English fore- "earlier, beforehand"

Medical Definition

fore

adjective

ˈfō(ə)r, ˈfȯ(ə)r 

: situated in front of something else