forepart

[fawr-pahrt, fohr-]

noun

1. the first, front, or early part.

forepart

/ ˈfɔːˌpɑːt /

noun

1. the first or front part in place, order, or time

Word History and Origins

Origin of forepart¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, forepart is from the Middle English word forpart. See fore-, part

Example Sentences

“I’ve spent the forepart of this afternoon looking for the divorce agreement,” he tells Hardwick, “and fail to find it though once there seemed to be three or four, various versions, in drawers.”

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"The ship was way down by the head. All the forepart was one vast sheet of flames, and it was raining drops of burning oil."

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The master, wild with rage, called upon the seaman to take soundings, and, this being done, it was found that the Gannet was held by the heel, the forepart being well afloat.

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Long-tailed Parrakeet, green above; yellow beneath; forepart of the head, cheeks, and wing covers light blue; quills deep blue; lateral tail feathers yellow.

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The whole head and forepart of the neck is black.

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