Fōre1, a.
a. [A-S. fore. See For, and infra.]
Sense 1. Advanced in place or position; coming first, as compared with something else; toward the front; forward;—opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment.
Sense 2. Advanced in time; occurring first, as regards something else; antecedent.
The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state. Southey.
Sense 3. Advanced in order or series; as, the fore part of a writing or bill.
☞ Fore is much used in composition, and, as an adjective, rarely occurs in a separate form.