What does FORE mean?
Definitions for FORE
fɔr, foʊrFORE
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Princeton's WordNet
bow, fore, prow, stem(adj)
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, forward(adverb)
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
Wiktionary
Fore(ProperNoun)
A people and language of Papua New Guinea.
Etymology: A development of the prefix fore-.
Webster Dictionary
Fore(verb)
journey; way; method of proceeding
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Fore(adverb)
in the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Fore(adverb)
formerly; previously; afore
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Fore(adverb)
in or towards the bows of a ship
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Fore(adverb)
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
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
Fore(noun)
the front; hence, that which is in front; the future
Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]
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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Anagrams for FORE »
o-fer
froe
Freo
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
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
In Matthew 7:20 (KJV), we are taught a profound secret for discerning of the Spirit: Where-fore by their fruits ye shall know them. This means that we look to the health of the part (the fruit) to gauge the health of the whole. A healthy tree will bear good fruit; an unhealthy tree will bear low-quality fruit.
Something must be done when you find an opposing set of desires of this kind well to the fore in your category of strong desires. You must set in operation a process of competition, from which one must emerge a victor and the other set be defeated.
They all have flaws because the process of running for president forces those flaws to the fore, that's how we do this.
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.
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