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1. fore \'fo-(*)r, 'fo.(*)r\ av [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE for] obs 1: FORMERLY 2: in, toward, or adjacent to the front : FORWARD 2. fore also 'fore pp chiefly dial 1: BEFORE 2: in the presence of 3. fore aj [fore-] 1: prior in order of occurrence : FORMER 2: situated in front of something else : FORWARD 4. fore n 1: FRONT 2: something that occupies a front position 5. fore ij [prob. short for before] : - used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line o f flight of his ball