| Fore 1. (v. i.) Journey; way; method of proceeding. 2. (adv.) In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. 3. (adv.) Formerly; previously; afore. 4. (adv.) In or towards the bows of a ship. 5. (adv.) Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. 6. (n.) The front; hence, that which is in front; the future. 7. (prep.) Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before. Thesaurus Entries ahead, ancient, ante, antecedent, anterior, anteriority, anticipatory, beforehand, bold front, brave face, brave front, chief, ci-devant, display, earlier, early, elder, erstwhile, facade, face, facet, facia, first, forefront, foregoing, foreground, forehand, foreland, foremost, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, former, forward, front, front elevation, front man, front matter, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, headmost, immemorial, in advance, lap, late, leading, obverse, old, olden, older, once, onetime, past, preceding, precurrent, preexistent, preface, prefix, prehistoric, previous, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, prior, priority, proscenium, quondam, recent, senior, sometime, then, window dressing |