Words from this root (23)
foredoom
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/fɔrˈduːm/
to doom or condemn beforehand to a particular fate
foreordination
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/fɔrˌɔrdɪˈneɪʃən/
the act of ordaining or destining beforehand; predestination
forerunner
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/ˈfɔrˌrʌnər/
a predecessor or early sign of something to come
fore
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/fɔr/
situated at the front; the front part
foreguess
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/fɔrˈɡɛs/
to guess or conjecture beforehand; to anticipate
forenoon
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/ˈfɔrˌnuːn/
the part of the day before noon; the morning
foreshorten
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/fɔrˈʃɔrtən/
to depict an object as shorter to suggest depth or perspective
forestay
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/ˈfɔrˌsteɪ/
a rope or stay supporting a ship's foremast from the bow
afore
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/əˈfɔr/
before, in place or time (archaic or dialectal)
aforehand
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/əˈfɔrˌhænd/
beforehand; in advance (archaic)
foreboding
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/fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/
a feeling that something bad is about to happen
foreground
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/ˈfɔrɡraʊnd/
the part of a scene nearest the viewer; to make prominent
forerun
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/fɔrˈrʌn/
to run ahead of or precede; to be a forerunner of
foreshadow
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/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
to indicate or suggest a future event beforehand
forestage
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/ˈfɔrsteɪdʒ/
the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron
forebear
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/ˈfɔrbɛr/
an ancestor
forecaster
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/ˈfɔrkæstɚ/
a person who predicts future events, especially the weather
forechoice
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/ˈfɔrtʃɔɪs/
a choice made beforehand; predetermination
forechoose
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/fɔrˈtʃuːz/
to choose beforehand; to predestine
forefather
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/ˈfɔrfɑðɚ/
an ancestor, especially a male one
foresay
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/fɔrˈseɪ/
to foretell or predict; to say beforehand
forespeak
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/fɔrˈspiːk/
to predict or foretell; to bespeak in advance
foretell
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/fɔrˈtɛl/
to predict or prophesy a future event