I. ˈfȯr adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for
Date: before 12th century
1. obsolete : at an earlier time or period
2. : in, toward, or near the front : forward
II. preposition
also 'fore
Date: before 12th century
1. chiefly dialect : before
2. : in the presence of
III. adjective
Etymology: fore-
Date: 15th century
1. : situated in front of something else : forward
2. : prior in order of occurrence : former
IV. noun
Date: 1637
: something that occupies a front position
•
- to the fore
V. interjection
Etymology: probably short for before
Date: circa 1878
— used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line of flight of the ball