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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fawr, fohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɔr, foʊr |
Definition of fore
Origin :- Old English fore (prep.) "before, in front of;" (adv.) "before, previously," common Germanic (cf. Old High German fora, Old Frisian fara, German vor, Gothic faiura, Old Norse fyrr "for"); from PIE *pr-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).
- As a noun, from 1630s. The warning cry in golf is first recorded 1878, probably a contraction of before.
- adv in the front
- I am quick to love, and quick to hate and 'fore God I am loth to part.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Up goes the black flag, and the skull and crossbones to the fore.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- Fore and aft were circular partitions of steel, like drumheads.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- Then I should hae objections—mair nor ane—to put to the fore!
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- "Guess I'd pulled eberyting 'fore the ants got over," suggested Willie.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
- He fell over a baby carriage, and I gained a tack 'fore he got up.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Then, 'fore Hammond could stop her, she run for him and give him a rousing big hug.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Folks have had to pay heavy for breach of promise 'fore now.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- I meant to speak to Eri 'bout it 'fore this, but I've had so much on my mind.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- It was woman's work that was to the fore, and all idle men were hustled out of the way.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
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