/ fɔː(r)/ combining form (in nouns and verbs)
1.
before; in advance :
foreword
foretell
2.
in the front of :
the foreground of the picture
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English : of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor .
/ fɔː(r)/ combining form (in nouns and verbs)
1.
before; in advance :
foreword
foretell
2.
in the front of :
the foreground of the picture
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English : of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005