Fore
adverb
In front, or at the front.
He walked fore to lead the team.
Often appears as...
- fore of
- fore and aft
noun
The front part of something, especially a ship.
He stood at the fore of the ship, watching the sea.
Often appears as...
- to the fore
- fore and aft
prefix
Before in place, order or importance.
His forefathers were farmers.
Often appears as...
- forefather
- forecast
interjection
A warning shouted when a golf ball is moving in the air.
He shouted 'fore!' as the ball whizzed towards the group.
Often appears as...
- yell fore
- shout fore
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Located in front, or towards the front.
The fore wheels of the car are larger.
Often appears as...
- fore wheels
- fore legs
adverb
In front, or at the front.
He walked fore to lead the team.
Often appears as...
- fore of
- fore and aft
noun
The front part of something, especially a ship.
He stood at the fore of the ship, watching the sea.
Often appears as...
- to the fore
- fore and aft
prefix
Before in place, order or importance.
His forefathers were farmers.
Often appears as...
- forefather
- forecast
interjection
A warning shouted when a golf ball is moving in the air.
He shouted 'fore!' as the ball whizzed towards the group.
Often appears as...
- yell fore
- shout fore
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Located in front, or towards the front.
The fore wheels of the car are larger.
Often appears as...
- fore wheels
- fore legs
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Directional Movement
Used to indicate someone or something moving towards the front.
He stepped fore, closer to the stage.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Position
Implies taking a leading or prominent position in an activity or group.
She came fore during the debate.
Pro Tip 3/3Spatial Awareness
It helps describe positional relationships within a group or space.
Place the statue fore in the display.
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and steer them through the water large oily
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
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It's a condensable in the atmosphere, and so recognizing this circumstance brought to the fore a whole world of bizarre possibilities. You can have methane clouds, OK, and above those clouds, you have this hundreds of kilometers of haze, which prevent any sunlight from getting to the surface.
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Katie McGinty: Smart...
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
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Corruption, wealth and...
The gondola makers began with a wooden template that may have been hammered into the workshop floor generations earlier. From this basic form, they attached fore and aft sterns,
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Champion Sidecar Racer...
was quite something there was a lot of rivalry with BMW they were just coming to the fore we needed to win the last race of the year this was a Grand Prix this was a big one
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and steer them through the water large oily
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
We've got to look after life. We've got to love life and all of it as well. That's our Amaze Me. We'd love to hear from you, if you hear of any other great discoveries that have come to the fore, then do let us know. It's pretty amazing, my mind has been totally blown by this one today I have to say.
Video examples
Carolyn Porco: This is...
It's a condensable in the atmosphere, and so recognizing this circumstance brought to the fore a whole world of bizarre possibilities. You can have methane clouds, OK, and above those clouds, you have this hundreds of kilometers of haze, which prevent any sunlight from getting to the surface.
Video examples
How we can turn the tide...
because it is at the front of this transformation, but it will bring many of the other issues that have been relegated to nonattention. It will bring those issues to the fore as well. So the transformation has to be an integrative transformation.
Video examples
Human Origins 101 PIPE...
The story of humanity's evolution began about seven million years ago when the human lineage broke away from that of chimpanzees. Over time an ensemble cast of over 20 early humans species or hominins came to the fore. Most became extinct
Video examples
Why political...
it took a long time these old habits die hard but it happened and it certainly is a process that is complete today then came the 1970s cultural issues came to the fore for the first time in the history of the country abortion wasn't
Video examples
Katie McGinty: Smart...
a whole lot of unexpected promise comes to the fore. The head of a public housing authority, for example, just wanted to cut some costs, but get into the effort. And here's what came to life. That the new community solar garden
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
of actually putting humans into orbit. Safety considerations obviously come to the fore, here. How are you sleeping? I actually sleep really well. I'm a good sleeper, that's my best thing.
Video examples
Corruption, wealth and...
The gondola makers began with a wooden template that may have been hammered into the workshop floor generations earlier. From this basic form, they attached fore and aft sterns,
Video examples
Champion Sidecar Racer...
was quite something there was a lot of rivalry with BMW they were just coming to the fore we needed to win the last race of the year this was a Grand Prix this was a big one
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American Scientist
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.
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Ella Maillart
Swiss Writer
Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.
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Linford Christie
British Athlete
I think the Jamaicans are among the most talented people on the planet; it's just that through circumstances, through poverty, they rarely get the chance to bring those talents to the fore.
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David Bowie
English Musician
Dance music is no longer a simple Donna Summer beat. It's become a whole language that I find fascinating and exciting. Eventually, it will lose the dance tag and join the fore of rock.
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Vikrant Massey
Indian Actor
Unfortunately, my dancing skills never came to the fore, as I got involved in acting on television, where an actor doesn't get too many opportunities to dance.
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Rufus Sewell
English Actor
I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
Indian Politician
Opinion polls sponsored by newspapers were traditionally meant to bring to the fore the mood of the people objectively.
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Andrea Jeremiah
Indian Actress
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Czechoslovakian Writer
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.
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