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fore
(f/oU/r )

adjective (a)

  • situated at or toward the bow of a vessel(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    aft
    source: wordnet30
  • Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • front part of a vessel or aircraft(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bow, prow, stem
    source: wordnet30
  • Journey; way; method of proceeding.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane(adv.all)
    Example:
    The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments.
    Synonym:
    forward
    Antonym:
    abaft, aft, astern
    source: wordnet30
  • In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.(adverb)
    source: webster1913
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