EGAVE

fore

About 4.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    the fore part of the day
  2. adjective Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
  3. interjection An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
  4. noun The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. The front part of a vessel.
    in the fore of the ship
  5. noun The front part of a vessel.
    in the fore of the ship
  6. adverb In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  7. adverb Formerly; previously; afore.
  8. adverb In or towards the bows of a ship.
    fore and aft

Similar words

foremost forward front stem bow prow anterior before prior priority

Often followed by

and in part the wings legs wing feet as

Word family

'fore fores

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