after vs fore

after

adv
  • Behind; later in time; following. 

conj
  • Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. 

prep
  • In pursuit of, seeking. 

  • In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. 

  • In spite of. 

  • Behind. 

  • Next in importance or rank. 

  • Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. 

  • Subsequently to; following in time; later than. 

  • Used to indicate recent completion of an activity 

  • As a result of. 

adj
  • At or towards the stern of a ship. 

fore

adv
  • In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. 

  • In or towards the bows of a ship. 

adj
  • Forward; situated towards the front (of something). 

intj
  • An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction. 

noun
  • The front; the forward part of something; the foreground. 

How often have the words after and fore occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )