A development of the prefixfore-.
fore (comparativeformer,superlativeforemost)
- (obsolete)Former; occurring earlier (in some order);previous.[15th–18th c.]
thefore part of the day
- Forward; situatedtowards thefront (of something).[from 16th c.]
1921,The Photographic Journal, page 8:Thefore end of the tape is drawn out, and when the indicator points to this number the end is firmly fixed to the front of the camera.
1969, Vladimir Nabokov,Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published2011, page23:Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden-brown asters were set here and there in thefore part of the shop[…]
- (antonym(s) of“order”):latter
- (antonym(s) of“location”):aft
former; occurring earlier
forward; at or toward the front
fore
- (golf)Anexclamation yelled toinform players aball is moving in their direction.
in golf: yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction
fore (uncountable)
- Thefront; the forward part of something; the foreground.
1953,Samuel Beckett,Watt,[Paris]:Olympia Press,→OCLC:The waiting-room was now less empty than Watt had at first supposed, to judge by the presence, some two paces to Watt'sfore, and as many to his right, of what seemed to be an object of some importance.
2002, Mark Bevir,The Logic of the History of Ideas:People face a dilemma whenever they bring to thefore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light of the other beliefs they bring to bear on it.
fore (notcomparable)
- In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
- (obsolete) Formerly; previously;afore.
- (nautical) In or towards thebows of aship.
- Antonym:aft
fore
- Mixed mutation ofbore.
for +-e
fore
- far away
fore
- inflection offorer:
- first/third-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctive
- second-personsingularimperative
for +-e
fore
- (far)away,afar
fore
- (archaic, literary)Alternative form offuori
- out,outside,outwards(towards the outside)
late 13th century,Guido Guinizelli,Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore [Love always dwells in the noble heart][1], lines11–12, 15–17; republished in Gianfranco Contini, editor,Poeti italiani del Duecento, volume 2, Milan, Naples: Riccardo Ricciardi,1960:Foco d’amore in gentil cor s’aprende
come vertute in petra prezïosa,
[…]
poi che n’ha trattofòre
per sua forza lo sol ciò che li è vile,
stella li dà valore- The flame of love seizes the noble heart like virtue [does] a gem, […] after the Sun has broughtout of it, through its might, what of it is lowly; a star gives it value
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fore
- ablativesingular offoris
Formally present active infinitive corresponding tofuī(“I have been”), irregular perfect indicative ofsum(“I am”). FromProto-Italic*fuiezi (s-derivative verbal noun of*fuiō), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰuH-(“to become, be”), cognate withOld Englishbēo(“I become, I will be, I am”). In classical Latin, the fu- forms ofsum are mostly limited to the perfect tenses, but old Latin has alternate present and imperfect subjunctive formsfuam andforem (for classicalsim andessem) suggesting the root could once be fully conjugated. After being incorporated in the conjugation ofsum, the meaning offore shifted from the original "to become" to the classical "to be going to be".
fore
- futureactiveinfinitive ofsum
- Also used in the constructionfore ut in place of a future passive infinitive in indirect discourse:
Crēdō fore ut ea laudētur.- I believe it would be that she will be praised.
- (literally, “I believe it to be going to be that she is praised.”)
- “fore”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fore”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "fore", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fore inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
fore
- fore
fore
- four
fore
- therefore
fore f (definite singularfora,indefinite pluralforer,definite pluralforene)
- behaviour
- footprints,tracks
- (economics)ability,standing
Derived fromfor(“travel”), fromOld Norsefǫr, but made a weak noun. From earlierProto-Germanic*farō.
fore f (definite singularfora,indefinite pluralforer,definite pluralforene)
- alternative form offor
Fromfòr(“furrow”).
fore (present tenseforar,past tensefora,past participlefora,passive infinitiveforast,present participleforande,imperativefore/for)
- tofurrow
Inherited fromOld Norsefóðra.
fore (present tenseforar,past tensefora,past participlefora,passive infinitiveforast,present participleforande,imperativefore/for)
- tofodderanimals
- tobreed,raise
- togatherfood,fodder
- tofeed
Made fromfôr(“lining of clothes”)
fore (present tenseforar,past tensefora,past participlefora,passive infinitiveforast,present participleforande,imperativefore/for)
- (transitive) toline(clothes)
- (transitive) toclad withcoveringlayers
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
fore
- inflection offor:
- definitesingular
- plural
- “fore” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
fōre
- second-personsingularpreteriteindicative offaran
fore
- (dated)pastsubjunctive offara
fore
- Soft mutation ofbore(“morning”).
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
