fore-
- a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,” etc.: forehead; forecastle; forecast; foretell; foreman.
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Origin of fore-
combining form representing Middle English, Old English for(e)
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fore-
- before in time or rankforesight; forefather; foreman
- at or near the front; before in placeforehead; forecourt
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Word Origin for fore-
Old English, from fore (adv)
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Word Origin and History for fore-
from fore (adv.), which was used as a prefix in Old English and other Germanic languages with a sense of "before in time, rank, position," etc., or designating the front part or earliest time.
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