- at, in, or toward the bow of a ship
- Obs. previously
Origin of fore
Middle English from Old English fore, foran, akin to German vor from Indo-European base an unverified form per-, through, throughout, before from source for, for-, Classical Latin per- situated in front or in front of some other thing or part
- Obs. previous; former
the thing or part in front
Obs. in the sight of; before: used chiefly in oaths, as in a court of law
Golf used as a shout warning players who are farther ahead that one is about to hit the ball
fore Idioms
to the fore
to the front; into view or into prominence
