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fore

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /f??/
  • (rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo(?)?/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo?/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)
  • Homophones: four, for (in accents with the horse–hoarse merger)

Etymology

A development of the prefix fore-.

Adjective

fore (comparative former, superlative foremost)

  1. (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. [15th-18th c.]
  2. Forward; situated towards the front (of something). [from 16th c.]
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 23:
      Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden-brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop []
Antonyms
  • (order): latter
  • (location): aft
Translations

Interjection

fore

  1. (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations

Noun

fore (uncountable)

  1. The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
    • 2002, Mark Bevir, The Logic of the History of Ideas:
      People face a dilemma whenever they bring to the fore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light of the other beliefs they bring to bear on it.
Related terms
  • fore-and-aft
  • foremost
  • forehead
Translations

Adverb

fore (not comparable)

  1. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  2. (obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
  3. (nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.

Anagrams

  • Freo, OFer, froe, o-fer, ofer, orfe

Cornish

Noun

fore

  1. Mixed mutation of bore.

Esperanto

Etymology

for +? -e

Adverb

fore

  1. far away

French

Verb

fore

  1. first-person singular present indicative of forer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of forer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of forer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of forer
  5. second-person singular imperative of forer

Ido

Etymology

for +? -e

Adverb

fore

  1. (far) away, afar

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /?fo.re/, [?f???]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fo.re/, [?f????]

Etymology 1

See foris.

Noun

fore

  1. ablative singular of foris

Etymology 2

Formally present active infinitive corresponding to fu? (I have been), irregular perfect indicative of sum (I am). From Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (to become, be), cognate with Old English b?o (I become, I will be, I am). In classical Latin, the fu- forms of sum are mostly limited to the perfect tenses, but old Latin has alternate present and imperfect subjunctive forms fuam and forem (for classical sim and essem) suggesting the root could once be fully conjugated. After being incorporated in the conjugation of sum, the meaning of fore shifted from the original "to become" to the classical "to be going to be".

Alternative forms

  • fut?rus esse

Verb

fore

  1. future active infinitive of sum
Usage notes
  • Also used in the construction fore ut in place of a future passive infinitive in indirect discourse:

References

  • fore in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fore in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fore in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • fore in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Middle English

Noun

fore

  1. fore

Descendants

  • Scots: fore
  • English: fore

Numeral

fore

  1. four

Conjunction

fore

  1. therefore

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • fóre

Noun

fore f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)

  1. behaviour
  2. footprints, tracks
  3. (economics) ability, standing

Etymology 2

Derived from for (travel), from Old Norse f?r, but made a weak noun. From earlier Proto-Germanic *far?.

Alternative forms

  • fòre

Noun

fore f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)

  1. alternative form of for

Etymology 3

From fòr (furrow).

Alternative forms

  • fora, fòra, fòre

Verb

fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. to furrow

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse fóðra.

Alternative forms

  • fora, fôra, fôre

Verb

fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. to fodder animals
    1. to breed, raise
  2. to gather food, fodder
  3. to feed
Related terms
  • fôr n (fodder)

Etymology 5

Made from fôr (lining of clothes)

Alternative forms

  • fora, fôra, fôre

Verb

fore (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. (transitive) to line (clothes)
  2. (transitive) to clad with covering layers

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

fore

  1. inflection of for:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References

  • “fore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

fore

  1. past subjunctive of fara

Anagrams

  • efor

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /?v?r?/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /?v?ra/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /?vo?r?/, /?v?r?/

Noun

fore

  1. Soft mutation of bore (morning).

Mutation

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fora

English

Noun

fora

  1. plural of forum (alternative form of forums).

Usage notes

The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.

References

Further reading

  • forums, fora at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

  • Afro, Afro-, Faro, Fårö, RAFO, afro, faro

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?f?.??/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /?f?.?a/

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan fòra), from Latin for?s (outside) (compare French hors, Spanish fuera), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?wer- (door; gate).

Preposition

fora

  1. out, outside
Antonyms
  • dins, dintre
Derived terms
  • afores
  • fora de servei

Adverb

fora

  1. outside
    Antonyms: dins, dintre
  2. away
Derived terms
  • fora de sèrie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fora

  1. (2016 spelling reform) Alternative spelling of fóra

Further reading

  • “fora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “fora” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  • “fora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fora

  1. plural of forum

Esperanto

Etymology

for +? -a

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fora/
  • Hyphenation: fo?ra
  • Rhymes: -ora

Adjective

fora (accusative singular foran, plural foraj, accusative plural forajn)

  1. far, distant

Related terms


French

Verb

fora

  1. third-person singular past historic of forer

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir (to go).

Verb

fora

  1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir
  2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser (to be).

Verb

fora

  1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser
  2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

Ido

Adjective

fora

  1. distant

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?fora]
  • Hyphenation: fo?ra

Noun

fora (first-person possessive foraku, second-person possessive foramu, third-person possessive foranya)

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of forum

Italian

Verb

fora

  1. third-person singular present indicative of forare
  2. second-person singular imperative of forare

Anagrams

  • afro, faro, farò

Latin

Noun

fora

  1. nominative plural of forum
  2. accusative plural of forum
  3. vocative plural of forum

References

  • fora in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of forum) forumer
  • (of for) forene

Noun

fora n

  1. indefinite plural of forum
  2. definite plural of for

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From for, fòr (furrow).

Alternative forms

  • fore, fòra, fòre

Verb

fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. to furrow

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fóðra.

Verb

fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. Alternative form of fôre

Etymology 3

From for, fôr (lining of clothes).

Verb

fora (present tense forar, past tense fora, past participle fora, passive infinitive forast, present participle forande, imperative for)

  1. Alternative form of fôre

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

fora f

  1. singular definite of for
  2. singular definite of for
  3. singular definite of fore
  4. singular definite of fore

fora n

  1. plural definite of for
  2. plural definite of for

fora n pl (non-standard since 2012)

  1. inflection of forum:
    1. plural indefinite
    2. plural definite

References

  • fora in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • for, fore

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *for?, whence also Old English fore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fo.ra/

Preposition

fora (+ dative)

  1. before, against, in the presence of

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: vor, vore
    • Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: bóar
      Mòcheno: vour
    • Central Franconian: vür
    • German: vor

References

  • Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fora/

Etymology 1

Univerbation of for (on) +? a (his/her/its/their)

Determiner

fora (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

  1. on his/her/its/their

Etymology 2

for (on) +? -a (relative pronoun)

Pronoun

fora·

  1. on whom/which
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4d15

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

  • for, fore, fur, far

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *for?, whence also Old English fore; from Proto-Germanic *furai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f?.r?/

Preposition

fora (+ dative)

  1. before, against

Descendants

  • Low German: vör

Synonyms

  • biforan
  • withar
  • with

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin for?s (outside).

Adverb

fora

  1. outside

Polish

Noun

fora

  1. nominative plural of forum
  2. accusative plural of forum
  3. vocative plural of forum

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese fora, from Latin for?s (outside), from Proto-Indo-European *d?wer- (door; gate).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fo?ra
  • IPA(key): /?f?.??/

Adverb

fora (not comparable)

  1. outside (on the outside of a building or location)
  2. abroad; overseas (in another country)
  3. out (away from home or one’s usual place)
  4. away (to be discarded)
Derived terms

Preposition

fora

  1. except (with the exception of)
    Synonym: exceto

Noun

fora m (plural foras)

  1. (Brazil, slang) rejection of a romantic proposal

Interjection

fora!

  1. out! (demanding that someone leave)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese fora, from Latin fueram (1st person) and fuerat (3rd person), inflected forms of sum (I am).

Alternative forms

  • fôra (superseded)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fo.??/

Verb

fora

  1. First-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ser
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) pluperfect indicative of ser
  3. First-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ir
  4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) pluperfect indicative of ir

Romanian

Etymology

From French forer, from Latin forare.

Verb

a fora (third-person singular present foreaz?, past participle forat1st conj.

  1. to drill

Conjugation


Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • fori

Etymology

From Latin foras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f?ra/
  • Hyphenation: fò?ra

Adverb

fora

  1. outside
  2. outdoors

Antonyms

  • dintra

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fawra, outburst; excitement).

Pronunciation

Noun

fora (n class, plural fora)

  1. a win, success

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fora (journey); see föra (to transport, move objects). Also related to fara (to go, travel).

Noun

fora c

  1. transported cargo; possibly including the vehicle or carriage on which the cargo is loaded

Declension

Derived terms

  • timmerfora

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin for?s (outside).

Adverb

fora

  1. outside

Preposition

fora

  1. outside, outwith

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