QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Idioms about fore
fore and aft, Nautical. in, at, or to both ends of a ship.
Origin of fore
1Words nearby fore
Other definitions for fore (2 of 3)
fore2
[ fawr, fohr ]
/ fɔr, foʊr /
interjection Golf.
(used as a cry of warning to persons on a course who are in danger of being struck by the ball.)
Origin of fore
2First recorded in 1875–80; probably shortening of before
Other definitions for fore (3 of 3)
fore-
a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,” etc.: forehead; forecastle; forecast; foretell; foreman.
Origin of fore-
Combining form representing Middle English, Old English for(e)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use fore in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fore (1 of 3)
Word Origin for fore
Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fora, Gothic faura, Greek para, Sanskrit pura
British Dictionary definitions for fore (2 of 3)
fore2
/ (fɔː) /
interjection
(in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
Word Origin for fore
C19: probably short for before
British Dictionary definitions for fore (3 of 3)
fore-
prefix
before in time or rankforesight; forefather; foreman
at or near the front; before in placeforehead; forecourt
Word Origin for fore-
Old English, from fore (adv)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with fore
fore
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.