fore-
prefixEtymology
From Middle English fore-, from Old English fore-, from Proto-West Germanic *forē-, from Proto-Germanic *fura-, *furai- (“before, in front of, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”). Akin to Old Saxon and Old High German fora-, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰- (faura-) (see 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (faura)), Dutch voor- (“fore-”).
Definitions
Before with respect to time
Before with respect to time; earlier.
- foreshadow
- forewarn
- forechosen
Before with respect to position
Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
- forebooth
- foregear
- forehew
Forward in direction.
- foredawn
- foreglimpse
- forecast
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Before with respect to order or rank
Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
- foredescribed
- forebook
- forebelief
Used to indicate error, exclusion, or inadequacy
Used to indicate error, exclusion, or inadequacy; Alternative form of for-.
- forelay
Alternative form of for-
Alternative form of for-: outside, out.
- foreclose
The neighborhood
- synonympre-in front of
- synonymante-in front of
- antonympost-antonym(s) of “in front of”
- antonymafter-antonym(s) of “beforehand”
Derived
forby, foreaccustomed, foreacquaint, foreadmonish, foreadvise, foreannounce, foreannouncement, foreanswer, foreappoint, fore-approval, foreapprove, forearmed, forebegotten, forebelief, forebelieve, forebite, forebring, forebusy, forebuy, forecall, forecare, forecast, forecaution, forecharge, forechoice, forechoose, forechosen, foreclaim, forecome, forecoming, foreconceive, foreconceiving, forecondemn, foreconsider, foreconsidered, foreconstruct, forecount, forecreated, forecut, foredamn · +108 more
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No curated loop yet for fore-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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