Meaning of fore- | Babel Free
fɔːDefinitions
- Before with respect to time; earlier.
- Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
- Used to indicate error, exclusion, or inadequacy; Alternative form of for-.
- The early stage of the root time period
- Directly or immediately preceding in time.
- Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
- Positioned at or near the front.
- The fore of a ship.
- Anterior: the frontal part of a body.
- Outer: the leading, outward portion of a wave or effort; or a distal part of a body.
- Forepart: the front part of an object or area.
- Near, close to, adjacent in position.
- Nearest: the part of the root which is nearest/closest.
- Forward in direction.
- Forward in temporal direction, anticipating.
- Forward in spatial direction.
- Outward in spatial direction.
- Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
- Previous or earlier in order or sequence.
- First in order or sequence.
- Greater in rank, superior
- Prominent, most important, foremost or greatest in rank
- Ancestor, ancestral
Equivalents
Examples
“foreshadow”
“forewarn”
“forechosen”
“foredawn”
“foreday”
“foreyear”
“forebirth”
“foreking”
“forehammer”
“forebooth”
“foregear”
“forehew”
“forecabin”
“forebridge”
“foreboom”
“forebrain”
“forehoof”
“forebeam”
“forefront”
“forebreast”
“forearm”
“forebody”
“forecourt”
“forehand”
“foredune”
“foreland”
“forby”
“forebeach”
“forefield”
“forend”
“foreglimpse”
“forecast”
“forehearth”
“forebite”
“foregaze”
“forecry”
“foreleader”
“foredescribed”
“forebook”
“forebelief”
“forebell”
“forefinger”
“foredeal”
“forechoice”
“forecolour”
“foreground”
“forebear”
“forefather”
“fore-elder”
“forelay”
“foreclose”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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