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fore
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo(?)?/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse 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)
- (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. [15th-18th c.]
- 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 […]
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 23:
Antonyms
- (order): latter
- (location): aft
Translations
Interjection
fore
- (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Translations
Noun
fore (uncountable)
- 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.
- 2002, Mark Bevir, The Logic of the History of Ideas:
Related terms
- fore-and-aft
- foremost
- forehead
Translations
Adverb
fore (not comparable)
- In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
- (obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
- (nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
Anagrams
- Freo, OFer, froe, o-fer, ofer, orfe
Cornish
Noun
fore
- Mixed mutation of bore.
Esperanto
Etymology
for +? -e
Adverb
fore
- far away
French
Verb
fore
- first-person singular present indicative of forer
- third-person singular present indicative of forer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of forer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of forer
- second-person singular imperative of forer
Ido
Etymology
for +? -e
Adverb
fore
- (far) away, afar
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?fo.re/, [?f???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fo.re/, [?f????]
Etymology 1
See foris.
Noun
fore
- 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
- 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
- fore
Descendants
- Scots: fore
- English: fore
Numeral
fore
- four
Conjunction
fore
- therefore
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- fóre
Noun
fore f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)
- behaviour
- footprints, tracks
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- to fodder animals
- to breed, raise
- to gather food, fodder
- 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)
- (transitive) to line (clothes)
- (transitive) to clad with covering layers
Etymology 6
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
fore
- inflection of for:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “fore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
fore
- 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
- Soft mutation of bore (“morning”).
Mutation
fore From the web:
forb
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (phorb?, “food”), from ????? (phérb?, “to feed”).
Noun
forb (plural forbs)
- (chiefly ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
- 2002, Dale F. Lott, American Bison: A Natural History, page 122,
- So younger is better and the part nearest the roots is better, but what makes life possible for the pronghorn is a supply of forbs—small broadleaf plants growing among the grasses.
- 2004, A. Kirilov, P. Todorova Development of forage areas and forage resources in Bulgaria during the period of transition, A. Lüscher, et al. (editors), Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions: Proceedings of the 20th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Grassland Science in Europe, Volume 9, page 859,
- Buchgraber (1995) recommends 50-70% of grasses, 10-30% of legumes and also 10-30% of forbs on meadows, while Kessler (1994) recommends the same proportion of grasses, 10-20% of legumes and 20-40% of forbs on natural meadows.
- 2002, Dale F. Lott, American Bison: A Natural History, page 122,
Anagrams
- frob
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