foreforward; front part; warning by golfer Not to be confused with:for ? on behalf of; in favor of; because; since four ? a numeralAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreefore (fôr)adj.1. Located at or toward the front; forward.2. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.n.1. Something that is located at or toward the front.2. The front part.adv.1. At, toward, or near the front; forward.2. At an earlier time.prep. also ‘fore Before.interj. Sports Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.Idiom: to the fore In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.[Middle English, beforehand, before, in front of, from Old English; see per in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fore (f??) adj (usually in combination) located at, in, or towards the front: the forelegs of a horse. n1. the front part2. something located at, in, or towards the front3. (Nautical Terms) short for foremast4. (Nautical Terms) fore and aft located at or directed towards both ends of a vessel: a fore-and-aft rig. 5. to the fore a. to or into the front or conspicuous positionb. Scot and Irish alive or active: is your grandfather still to the fore?. adv6. (Nautical Terms) at or towards a ship’s bow7. obsolete beforeprep, conj a less common word for before[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fora, Gothic faura, Greek para, Sanskrit pura]fore (f??) interj (Golf) (in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot[C19: probably short for before]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fore1 (f?r, fo?r) adj. 1. situated in front of something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. 3. a. of or pertaining to a foremast. b. being a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast. c. situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward. adv. 4. at or toward the bow of a vessel. 5. forward. 6. Obs. before. n. 7. the forepart of anything; front. 8. the fore, the foremast. prep., conj. 9. Also, ‘fore.Informal. before. Idioms: 1. fore and aft, in, at, or to both ends of a ship. 2. to the fore, into a conspicuous place or position; to or at the front. fore2 (f?r, fo?r) interj. (used as a cry of warning on a golf course to persons who are in danger of being struck by a ball in flight.) [1875?80; probably aph. variant of before] fore- a prefix meaning ?before? (in space, time, condition, etc.) ( forecast; foretaste; forewarn), ?front? (forehead; forefront), ?preceding? ( forefather), ?superior? (foreman). [comb. form representing Middle English, Old English fore in front, before, c. Old Saxon, Old High German fora, Gothic faura] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.