fore-
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English fore-, from Old English fore-, from Proto-West Germanic *forē-, from Proto-Germanic *fura-, *furai- (“before, in front of, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”).
Akin to Old Saxon and Old High German fora-, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰- (faura-) (see 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (faura)), Dutch voor- (“fore-”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹ/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /fo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /foə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
- Homophones: four; for (horse–hoarse merger)
Prefix
[edit]fore-
- Before with respect to time; earlier.
- Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
- foreshadow is to occur beforehand, forewarn is to warn beforehand, forechosen is chosen beforehand
- The early stage of the root time period
- Directly or immediately preceding in time.
- forebirth is that which precedes birth, foreking is a preceding king, forehammer is a large sledge which strikes right before a smaller one
- Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
- Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
- Positioned at or near the front.
- (nautical) The fore of a ship.
- forecabin is a cabin located toward the front of a vessel, forebridge is a raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge, foreboom is the boom of the foremast
- Anterior: the frontal part of a body.
- Outer: the leading, outward portion of a wave or effort; or a distal part of a body.
- forebeam is the leading portion of a remote signal from a moving source, forefront is the leading position or edge, forebreast is the furthest part of a mine where the mining is actively happening, forearm is the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow
- 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.
- foredawn is to anticipate dawning, foreglimpse is a glimpse of the future, forecast is an estimation of a future condition
- Forward in spatial direction.
- forehearth is the forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace, forebite is a condition where the front teeth are set too far forward in the mouth, foregaze is to gaze forward
- Outward in spatial direction.
- forecry is to cry forth, forehand is a stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke, foreleader is one who leads others by example
- Forward in temporal direction, anticipating.
- Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
- Previous or earlier in order or sequence.
- foredescribed is described earlier in the same document, forebook is a prelude to a book or series of books, forebelief is a previous belief
- First in order or sequence.
- forebell is the first of a series of bells, forefinger is the index (first) finger, foredeal is the first place
- Greater in rank, superior
- forehand is superiority or advantage, forechoice is a motive which is in agreement with correct desire, forby is superior
- Prominent, most important, foremost or greatest in rank
- forecolour is any colour which stands out among others, forehand is the chief or most important part, foreground is the software application a user is currently interacting with
- Ancestor, ancestral
- forebear is an ancestor, forefather is ancestor, fore-elder is an ancestor
- Previous or earlier in order or sequence.
Usage notes
[edit]Some terms prefixed with for- (“far, very”) have alternative spellings beginning with fore-, though they do not derive from fore- (they do not mean “before”); examples include foreshame, foreslack, foreslow. Conversely, some terms prefixed with fore- have alternative spellings beginning with for-, such as forbear; the form with fore- is usually preferred to avoid ambiguity, with the conspicuous exception of forward/forwards. In some cases analogous words with both prefixes are found, as in forego (“go before”) vs. forgo (“do without”), forebear (“ancestor”) vs. forbear (“restrain oneself”), and forespeak (“speak before, foretell”) vs. forspeak (“speak ill of; curse; charm, bewitch”).[1] The prefixes might be distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European), but are distinct in English.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- forby
- forby
- forby
- fore-approval
- foreaccustomed
- foreacquaint
- foreadmonish
- foreadvise
- foreannounce
- foreannouncement
- foreanswer
- foreappoint
- foreapprove
- forearmed
- forebegotten
- forebelief
- forebelieve
- forebite
- forebring
- forebusy
- forebuy
- forecall
- forecall
- forecare
- forecast
- forecast
- forecaution
- forecaution
- forecharge
- forecharge
- forechoice
- forechoose
- forechosen
- foreclaim
- foreclaim
- forecome
- forecoming
- forecoming
- foreconceive
- foreconceiving
- forecondemn
- foreconsider
- foreconsidered
- foreconstruct
- forecount
- forecount
- forecreated
- forecut
- foredamn
- foredamned
- foredate
- foredeal
- foredeclare
- foredeem
- foredeem
- foredesign
- foredetermination
- foredetermine
- foredetermined
- foredispose
- foredraw
- foredream
- foredream
- forefeel
- forefix
- forefixed
- foreflight
- foreflow
- foreform
- forefruit
- foreganger
- foregift
- foregive
- foreglory
- forego
- foregrant
- foregranted
- foregranted
- foregrasp
- foregrasp
- foreguard
- foreguess
- foreguide
- forehand
- forehear
- foreheat
- forehold
- forejudge
- forejudgment
- foreknow
- foreknowledge
- forelast
- forelay
- forelay
- forelearn
- forelearning
- forelend
- fore-give
- forearm
- forebode
- forebode
- forebode
- foreboding
- foreboding
- foreboding
- forecast
- forecast
- forechoice
- forechoose
- forecutter
- foredawn
- foredeal
- foredoom
- foregame
- foregleam
- foreglimpse
- foreglimpse
- foreguess
- foreguess
- foreguess
- foreguess
- forehalsen
- foreholding
- foreken
- foreken
- forebelief
- foredestine
Etymology 2
[edit]Prefix
[edit]fore-
Derived words
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]"Occurring only in words adopted from French, as forcatch v., forfeit n., forprise n., represents Old French for-, fors-, identical with fors adv. (modern French hors) outside, out."[2]
Prefix
[edit]fore-
Derived words
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fore- or for-?, OxfordWords
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “for- (prefix3),” September 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/8923913950.
Anagrams
[edit]Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *forē-, from Proto-Germanic *furai-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]fore-
- before, in front of, pro-
- fore- cwide → forecwide (“introduction, heading; prophecy”)
- fore- manian → foremanian (“to forewarn, admonish”)
- fore- mǣrlīċ → foremǣrlīċ (“eminent, foreboding”)
- fore- rīm → forerīm (“prologue”)
- fore- cnēoris → forecnēoris (“progeny”)
- fore- frēfrend → forefrēfrend (“proconsul”)
- fore- costiġan → forecostigan (“to profane”)
- fore- ġehāt → foreġehāt (“vow”)
- fore- mearcung → foremearcung (“title, chapter”)
- first, prime, occupying a prominent position
- very, supremely, foremost
- fore- maniġ → foremaniġ (“very many”)
- fore- mihtiġ → foremihtiġ (“most mighty”)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
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- English terms with usage examples
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
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