See Also: fore-(dictionary)
fore-(dictionary)
fore and aft(dictionary)
fore(2)(dictionary)
fore(1)(dictionary)
Fore(medicine)
fore(dictionary)
fore-end(dictionary)
fore-topsail(dictionary)
fore 1, noun(dictionary)

fore(1) (iou)



fore adjective & noun. L15.
[Independent use of FORE-.]
A. adjective.
Anterior in time, previous, former. L15-E18.
Situated in front. Freq. opp. back, hind, aft. E16.
J. Spottiswood The Cannon having made great breaches in the fore and back walls.
b. noun. The forepart of something, the front; the bow of a ship. (Earliest in to the fore below.) M17.
to the fore (a) (of a person) present, on the spot, alive, surviving; (b) (of money etc.) ready, available; (c) in full view, conspicuous; (d) come to the fore, come to the front, come into prominence, take a leading part.