Fore
Fore (fōr) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon fōr, from faran to go. See Fare, v. i.]
Journey; way; method of proceeding. [Obsolete]
Follow him and his fore.
Fore , adverb
[Anglo-Saxon fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See For, and compare Former, Foremost.]
1.
In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
2.
Formerly; previously; afore. [Obsolete or Colloquial]
The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are.
3.
(Nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
Collocations (2)
Fore and aft (Nautical) , from stem to stern; lengthwise of the vessel; -- in distinction from athwart. — R. H. Dana, Jr
Fore (fōr) , adjective
[See Fore, adv.]
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.
The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state.
I have... paid
More pious debts to heaven, than in all
The fore end of my time.
Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne.
Fore is much used adjectively or in composition.
Fore , noun
The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.
Collocations (2)
At the fore (Nautical) , at the fore royal masthead; -- said of a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc.
To the fore , (a) In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in plain sight; in readiness for use. (b) In existence; alive; not worn out, lost, or spent, as money, etc. [Irish] While I am to the fore. How many captains in the regiment had two thousand pounds to the fore?
Fore , preposition
Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before. [Obsolete]