adj., n., int., & prep.
adj. situated in front.
n. the front part, esp. of a ship; the bow.
int. Golf a warning to a person in the path of a ball.
prep. archaic (in oaths) in the presence of (fore God). come to the fore take a leading part. fore and aft at bow and stern; all over the ship. fore-and-aft adj. (of a sail or rigging) set lengthwise, not on the yards. to the fore in front; conspicuous.
[ OE f. Gmc.: (adj. & n.) ME f. compounds with FORE- ]