Fore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

front part of a vessel or aircraft

situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bow prow stem forward

Antonyms

aft

Parts of Speech

noun	front part of a vessel or aircraft “he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line”
adjective	situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
adverb	near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane “the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vordergrund

vorderer Teil eines Schiffes oder Flugzeugs

🇫🇷French

avant

partie avant d'un navire ou d'un avion

🇪🇸Spanish

delantero

parte delantera de un barco o avión

🇮🇹Italian

prua

parte anteriore di una nave o di un aereo

🇳🇱Dutch

voor

voorste deel van een schip of vliegtuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

frente

parte frontal de uma embarcação ou aeronave

🇷🇺Russian

вперед

передняя часть судна или самолета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे का

किसी जहाज या विमान का अगला भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

সামনে

একটি জাহাজ বা বিমানের সামনের অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்

ஒரு கப்பல் அல்லது விமானத்தின் முன் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుగా

ఓడ లేదా విమానం ముందు భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

समोर

जहाज किंवा विमानाचा पुढचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ

જહાજ અથવા વિમાનનો આગળનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ

ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನದ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നിൽ

ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെ മുൻഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ

ਇੱਕ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦਾ ਅਗਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سامنے

جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کا اگلا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前沿

船只或飞机的前部

🇯🇵Japanese

前方

船舶または航空機の前部

🇰🇷Korean

전부

선박이나 항공기의 앞부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía trước

phần trước của tàu hoặc máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อน

ส่วนหน้าของเรือหรือเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

depan

bagian depan kapal atau pesawat terbang

🇵🇭Filipino

unahan

harap na bahagi ng sasakyang-dagat o sasakyang panghimpapawid

🇲🇾Malay

hadapan

bahagian hadapan kapal atau kapal terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصدارة

الجزء الأمامي من السفينة أو الطائرة

🇮🇷Persian

جلو

قسمت جلویی یک کشتی یا هواپیما

🇹🇷Turkish

ön

bir geminin veya uçağın ön kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵלֶק קִדמִי

חלק קדמי של כלי שיט או מטוס

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The primary meaning of 'fore' is 'front part of a vessel or aircraft'.

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