Definitions for fore
fɔr, foʊrfore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bow, fore, prow, stemadjective

   front part of a vessel or aircraft

   "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

2. fore(a)adverb

   situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

3. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Forenoun

   A people and language of Papua New Guinea.

2. Etymology: A development of the prefix fore-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

2. Foreadverb

   1. Anteriorly; in the part which appears first to those that meet it.

   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.

   2. Fore is a word much used in composition to mark priority of time, of which some examples shall be given.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fore

   Fore is a prefix meaning located or situated at the front or before in time, space, or rank. It can also be used as an adverb to indicate something that is situated or positioned ahead, in advance, or to the front. Additionally, in a game of golf, "Fore!" is shouted out as a warning when it appears that a ball may hit other players or spectators.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foreverb

   journey; way; method of proceeding

2. Foreadverb

   in the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc

3. Foreadverb

   formerly; previously; afore

4. Foreadverb

   in or towards the bows of a ship

5. 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

6. Forenoun

   the front; hence, that which is in front; the future

7. Fore

   before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before

8. Etymology: [See Fore, adv.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fore

   In advance; at the front; in the part that precedes or goes first.

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1. FORE

   What does FORE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FORE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fore

   anterior.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 »

1. Freo

2. froe

3. o-fer

4. ofer

How to pronounce fore?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fore in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fore in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fore in a Sentence

1. Federico Lombardi:

   These issues return to the fore periodically.

2. Jeffrey Manber:

   As the research comes to the fore, jobs are created, my dream is that space become just another place to do business.

3. Emotional McIlroy:

   To me it's kind of a non issue, I'm not really sure why he's decided to make such an issue out of it, as far as I'm concerned a number of people yelled 'fore.' He made the argument that since I hit the ball it should have came out of my mouth first and I guess I can see that. It's unfortunate it ended up the way it did. It certainly wasn't my intention to put anyone in harm's way. I had my wife in the gallery, my coaches. I'm surprised it's come to this point.

4. Hong Min:

   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.

5. Freddie Mac:

   Mortgage rates continued to slide down as financial market concerns came to the fore over the last two weeks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fore
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fore
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fore
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=fore
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html