fore

 
Pronunciation: /fɔː/

adjective

[attributive]
  • situated or placed in front: the fore and hind pairs of wings

noun

  • the front part of something, especially a ship.

exclamation

  • called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball.

preposition

  • (also 'fore)non-standard form of before 'fore you know it, you’re in trouble

Phrases

to the fore

in or to a conspicuous or leading position: the succession issue came to the fore

Origin:

Old English (as a preposition, also in the sense 'before in time, previously'): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor. The adjective and noun represent the prefix fore- used independently (late 15th century)