fɔ: adj., n.,
int., &
prep. --adj. situated in
front. --n.
the front
part,
esp. of a
ship; the bow. --int.
Golf a
warning to a
person in the
path of a ball. --prep.
archaic (in oaths) in the
presence of (fore God). øcome to the fore
take a leading part. fore
and aft at bow and stern;
all over the ship. fore-and-aft adj. (of a
sail or rigging) set
lengthwise,
not on the yards. to the fore in front;
conspicuous. [OE f. Gmc.: (adj. & n.) ME f. compounds
with FORE-]