/ fɔː(r); NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb
■ noun
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IDIOMS
- be / come to the fore
- bring sth to the fore
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( technical ) located at the front of a ship, an aircraft or an animal
—compare aft , hind
■ adverb
1.
at or towards the front of a ship or an aircraft
—compare aft
2.
Fore! used in the game of golf to warn people that they are in the path of a ball that you are hitting
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English (as a preposition, also in the sense before in time, previously ): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor . The adjective and noun represent the prefix fore- used independently (late 15th cent.).