<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.</li><li>previous; earlier: cities that existed in a fore time.</li><li>Nautical: of or relating to a foremast.</li><li>noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a fore lower mast or to some upper mast of a foremast.</li><li>noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a fore lower mast or to some specified upper mast of a foremast: fore topmast stay.</li><li>situated at or toward the bow of a vessel; forward.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical: at or toward the bow.</li><li>forward (def 4).</li></ul><p><strong>Obsolete</strong></p><ul><li>before.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the forepart of anything; front.</li><li>the fore, Nautical: the foremast.</li></ul><p><strong>Preposition</strong></p><ul><li>Also 'fore.</li><li>Informal: before.</li></ul>