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Definition of Fore
Fore

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

Formerly; previously; afore.

In or towards the bows of a ship.

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.

The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.

Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

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Fore Quotations

Golf is a game in which you yell "fore," shoot six, and write down five.
Paul Harvey

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.
Milan Kundera

Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.
Ella Maillart

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.
Elliott Carter

Golf is a game in which you yell "Fore!", shoot six, and write down five.
Will Harvey

Fore Translations

fore in German is vorn
fore in Norwegian is for-, foran, forrest


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