before vs fore

before

adv
  • At the front end. 

  • At an earlier time. 

  • In advance. 

prep
  • In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items. 

  • In store for, in the future of (someone). 

  • At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking. 

  • Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). 

  • In the presence of. 

  • In front of in space. 

  • Earlier than (in time). 

conj
  • Rather or sooner than. 

  • In advance of the time when. 

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. 

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