(no-comparative, obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
the fore part of the day
(no-comparative) Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
The fore end of the tape is drawn out, and when the indicator points to this number the end is firmly fixed to the front of the camera. 1921, The Photographic Journal, page 8:
Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden-brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop […] 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 23:
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foremost
Degree=Sup
lexicographic
Antonyms
aft (antonym(s) of “location”) · latter (antonym(s) of “order”)
Translations (17)
ru носово́й (forward; at or toward the front) · nl voor- (forward; at or toward the front) · ru ра́нний (former; occurring earlier) · nl eerste (former; occurring earlier) · nl voorste (forward; at or toward the front) · mi takamua (forward; at or toward the front) · fi edellinen (former; occurring earlier) · bg преден (forward; at or toward the front) · nl eerdere (former; occurring earlier) · sv tidigare (former; occurring earlier) · fi etummainen (forward; at or toward the front) · fi keula- (forward; at or toward the front) · ru пере́дний (forward; at or toward the front) · sv före (former; occurring earlier) · fi etu- (forward; at or toward the front) · pl przedni (forward; at or toward the front) · bg предишен (former; occurring earlier)
fore en · ADV
Pronunciation
/foɾ/ (Scotland)
[foːɾ] (Scotland)
/foː/ Manchester, Wales without the horse–hoarse merger
The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are. 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 7”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
(not-comparable) In or towards the bows of a ship.
An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations (2)
fi fore (in golf: yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction) · ja ファー (in golf: yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction)
fore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/foɾ/ (Scotland)
[foːɾ] (Scotland)
/foː/ Manchester, Wales without the horse–hoarse merger
(uncountable) The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
People face a dilemma whenever they bring to the fore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light of the other beliefs they bring to bear on it. 2002, Mark Bevir, The Logic of the History of Ideas:
The waiting-room was now less empty than Watt had at first supposed, to judge by the presence, some two paces to Watt's fore, and as many to his right, of what seemed to be an object of some importance. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
(uncountable) The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. ▸ The front part of a vessel.