fore

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɔr/ UK /fɔː/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like fall /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

adj
situated at the front; the front part

The sailors gathered at the fore of the ship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · situated at the front; the... front forward anterior head prow

Opposites

aft rear back hind stern

Word family

Derived forms foremostforeward

Related forms before forward former

Etymology

From Old English fore ('before, in front of'), from Proto-Germanic *fura, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- ('forward, before'). The golfing interjection is a later use, probably short for 'before'.

fore Old English *fura Proto-Germanic *per- Proto-Indo-European

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# fore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /fɔr/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔː/

## Meanings
1. situated at the front; the front part

## Examples
- The sailors gathered at the fore of the ship.

## Synonyms
- front
- forward
- anterior
- head
- prow

## Antonyms
- aft
- rear
- back
- hind
- stern

## Derived Forms
- foremost
- foreward

## Related Forms
- before
- forward
- former

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fore
- Root: *fura
- Root: *per-

## Etymology
From Old English fore ('before, in front of'), from Proto-Germanic *fura, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- ('forward, before'). The golfing interjection is a later use, probably short for 'before'.

## AI Etymology
Fore is from Old English fore ('before, in front of'), from Proto-Germanic *fura, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- ('forward, before'). The golfing interjection is a later use, probably short for 'before'. Important recorded forms include fore (Old English), *fura (Proto-Germanic), and *per- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers situated at the front; the front part. The wider family includes derived forms such as foremost and foreward and related words such as before, forward, and former.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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