■ combining form
1》 (added to verbs) in front: foreshorten.
↘in advance: forebode.
2》 (added to nouns) situated in front of: forecourt.
↘the front part of: forebrain.
↘preceding: forefather.
Origin
OE (see fore ).
■ combining form
1》 (added to verbs) in front: foreshorten.
↘in advance: forebode.
2》 (added to nouns) situated in front of: forecourt.
↘the front part of: forebrain.
↘preceding: forefather.
Origin
OE (see fore ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004