fore-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Before with respect to time; earlier.
2. (morpheme) Before with respect to time; earlier.
3. (morpheme) Before with respect to time; earlier.
4. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
5. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
6. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
7. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
8. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
9. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
10. (morpheme) Before with respect to position: front, ahead, leading, anterior.
11. (morpheme) Forward in direction.
12. (morpheme) Forward in direction.
13. (morpheme) Forward in direction.
14. (morpheme) Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
15. (morpheme) Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
16. (morpheme) Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
17. (morpheme) Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.
18. (morpheme) Before with respect to order or rank: first, prior, superior, ahead.

Synonyms

ahead of time

beforehand

decide

fore

forejudge

prejudge

preordain

settle

Translations

prejutjar

entscheiden

vorgreifen

vorschnell beurteilen

décider

préjuger

pregiudicare

praeiudico

achterklein-

oer-

voor-

prejuzgar

önyargılı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fore-

Inherited from Old English: fore-

Cognate with Old Saxon: -

Cognate with Old High German: fora-

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰-

Cognate with Dutch: voor-

In summary

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-”).