[fore] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE for] (bef. 12c) 1 obs: at an earlier time or period
2: in, toward, or adjacent to the front: forward
[2]fore also 'fore prep (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly dial: before
2: in the presence of [3]fore adj [fore-] (15c) 1: situated in front of something else: forward
2: prior in order of occurrence: former [4]fore n (1842): something that occupies a front position -- to the fore : in or into a position of prominence: forward [5]fore interj [prob. short for before] (ca. 1878)--used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line of flight of the ball