fore-

a prefix meaning “before” (in space, time, condition, etc.), “front,” “superior,” etc.: forehead; forecastle; forecast; foretell; foreman.

Nearby words

fore, fore and aft, fore clipping, fore edge, fore plane, fore-, fore-and-aft, fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail, fore-and-aft topsail, fore-and-after

Origin of fore-

combining form representing Middle English, Old English for(e)

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British Dictionary definitions for fore-

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)

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