Fore is a word with several possible meanings depending on context. Here are the primary uses:
- In front or forward position (adjective): located toward the front; examples include the fore part of the ship or the fore end of a land measurement. It can also describe something facing forward or oriented toward the front.
- Time or sequence ahead (adjective): occurring earlier or preceding in time or order, such as the fore part of the day or the fore portion of a document.
- In nautical terms (adjective/noun): refers to the front part of a vessel, with “fore and aft” describing the length of the ship from bow to stern.
- As a prefix (fore-): meaning before, in front of, or earlier in time, as in forecast, forewarn, or forefront.
- As an interjection in golf (historical usage): “Fore!” is shouted to warn people ahead of a golf ball’s flight.
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