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Fore

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fɔː

Definitions

  1. The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
  2. A people of Papua New Guinea.
    plural, plural-only
  3. Their language.
  4. A surname.
  5. The front part of a vessel.

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Examples

“The waiting-room was now less empty than Watt had at first supposed, to judge⟳ by the presence, some two paces to Watt's fore, and as many to his right, of what seemed to be an object of some importance.”
“People face⟳ a dilemma whenever they bring⟳ to the fore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light⟳ of the other beliefs they bring⟳ to bear⟳ on it.”
“in the fore of the ship”

CEFR level

C2
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