I. fore 1 /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ fore 2 ]
to the fore to or in a position of importance or influence:
Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s.
The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions.
II. fore 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] technical
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: fore 'before' ; ⇨ ↑ fore- ]
the fore parts of a ship, plane, or animal are the parts at the front
—fore adverb