What does FORE mean?
Definitions for FORE
fɔr, foʊrfore
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Princeton's WordNet
bow, fore, prow, stemadjective
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
fore(a)adverb
situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
fore, forwardadverb
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
Wiktionary
Forenoun
A people and language of Papua New Guinea.
Etymology: A development of the prefix fore-.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FOREadjective
Anterior; that which comes first in a progressive motion.
Etymology: fore, Saxon.
Resistance in fluids arises from their greater pressing on the fore than hind part of the bodies moving in them. George Cheyne.
Foreadverb
Each of them will bear six demiculverins and four saikers, needing no other addition than a slight spar deck fore and aft, which is a slight deck throughout. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
Webster Dictionary
Foreverb
journey; way; method of proceeding
Foreadverb
in the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc
Foreadverb
formerly; previously; afore
Foreadverb
in or towards the bows of a ship
Foreadverb
advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon
Forenoun
the front; hence, that which is in front; the future
Fore
before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fore
fōr, adj. in front of: advanced in position: coming first.—adv. at the front: in the first part: previously: (golf) a warning cry to any person in the way of the ball to be played.—Fore and aft, lengthwise of a ship.—At the fore, displayed on the foremast (of a flag); To the fore, forthcoming: (Scot.) in being, alive. [A.S. fore, radically the same as for, prep.—to be distinguished from pfx. for- (Ger. ver- in vergessen, L. per).]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fore
The distinguishing character of all that part of a ship's frame and machinery which lies near the stem, or in that direction, in opposition to aft or after. Boarders to the fore--advance!
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
fore
In advance; at the front; in the part that precedes or goes first.
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Entomology
Fore
anterior.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FORE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fore is ranked #5835 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fore surname appeared 5,927 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Fore.
82.2% or 4,874 total occurrences were White.
11.8% or 702 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 148 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 118 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 43 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.
Anagrams for FORE »
Freo
froe
o-fer
ofer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FORE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FORE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of FORE in a Sentence
Yasuke really comes to the fore because he served Nobunaga Oda. We have sources on his life, name, deeds and character, others like him weren't that well documented, we can't bring a picture of their lives.
James Lewis're in a different territory where national security issues, particularly with personal information, have risen to the fore.
He's bringing to the fore some of the most important issues of the day facing humanity, focusing on the dignity of the person, the dignity of all persons, he is such a popular figure, and the combination of his charisma and the platform that he will be speaking from will help bring all these issues to the forefront.
This is where you would send someone you could trust, no is a person who has come to the fore in the Kim Jong Un era, as a up-and-coming and trusted aide. It is not strange at all if he becomes defense minister.
As the research comes to the fore, jobs are created, my dream is that space become just another place to do business.
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Translations for FORE
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- преден, нос, предишенBulgarian
- forresteDanish
- VordergrundGerman
- εμπρόςGreek
- delanteroSpanish
- etu-, keula-, edellinen, keula, etuosa, foreFinnish
- prua, testaItalian
- takamuaMāori
- voorkant, eerdere, voor-, eerste, voorsteDutch
- dianteiroPortuguese
- нос, передний, [[передний, носовой, перед, впереди, раннийRussian
- före, front-, fram-, för-, tidigareSwedish
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