Old English fore (prep.) "before, in front of, in presence of; because of, for the sake of; earlier in time; instead of;" as an adverb, "before, previously, formerly, once," from Proto-Germanic *fura "before" (cognates: Old Saxon fora, Old Frisian fara, Old High German fora, German vor, Danish for, Old Norse fyrr, Gothic faiura "for"), from PIE *prae-, extended form of root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).
Now displaced by before. In nautical use, "toward the bows of the ship." Merged from 13c. with the abbreviated forms of afore and before and thus formerly often written 'fore. As a noun, "the front," from 1630s. The warning cry in golf is first recorded 1878, probably a contraction of before.
fore (adj.)
mid-15c., "forward;" late 15c., "former, earlier;" early 16c., "situated at the front;" all senses apparently from fore- compounds, which frequently were written as two words in Middle English.
实用例句
1. This factor will come increasingly to the fore as election day nears.
随着选举日的临近，这一因素将愈发重要。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Our yacht was well equipped with two double cabins fore and aft.
我们的游艇设施完备，首尾有两个双人舱。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The fore end tube plate of the condenser has cracked beyond repair.
冷凝器前端破裂得无法修理了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.
你的座位在飞机的前部.
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5. He went fore to see whether the sail was properly in place.