Fore vs Forward - What's the difference?
fore | forward | Synonyms |
(obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
* 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 23:
(golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
* 2002 , Mark Bevir, The Logic of the History of Ideas :
In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
(obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
* Shakespeare
(nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
(fare)
Toward the front or at the front.
Without customary restraint or modesty.
(finance) Expected in the future.
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in a bad sense, overready or hasty.
* Bible, Gal. ii. 10
* Shakespeare
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season.
* Shakespeare
Towards the front or from the front.
*
In the usual direction of travel.
Into the future.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
To advance, promote.
* 1941 , (W Somerset Maugham), Up at the Villa , Vintage 2004, p. 26:
To send (a letter, email etc.) to a third party.
(rugby) one of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
* 2004 , Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting (page 27)
* 2009 , Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps
Forward is a antonym of fore.
In lang=en terms the difference between fore and forward
is that fore is an exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction while forward is one of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).In nautical terms the difference between fore and forward
is that fore is in or towards the bows of a ship while forward is the front part of a vessel.As an interjection fore
is an exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.As a proper noun Fore
is a people of Papua New Guinea.fore
English
Etymology 1
A development of the prefix .Adjective
- the fore part of the day
- the fore end of a wagon
- Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden-brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop [...].
Antonyms
* (order) latter * (location) aftInterjection
(en interjection)Noun
(-)- The fore was painted white.
- People face a dilemma whenever they bring to the fore an understanding that appears inadequate in the light of the other beliefs they bring to bear on it.
Adverb
(-)- The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are.
Etymology 2
*Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * * English irregular simple past forms ----forward
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) foreward, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
- the forward''' gun in a ship, or the '''forward ship in a fleet
- I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward .
- 1999:' ''"Would you think it '''forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.'' — Neil Gaiman, ''Stardust , pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
- The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
- Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
- Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
- The grass is forward''', or '''forward''' for the season. We have a '''forward spring.
- The most forward bud / Is eaten by the canker ere it blow.
Usage notes
* The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a "forwardmore".Synonyms
* (at the front) anterior, front * (without customary restraint) bold, fresh, impertinent * (expected in the future) forecast, predictedAntonyms
* (at the front) back, posterior, rear * (without customary restraint) restrained * (expected in the future) pastAdverb
(further)- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward , staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
Synonyms
* (towards the front) forwards * (in the usual direction of travel) ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards * (into the future) forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwardsAntonyms
* (towards the front) back, backward, backwards, rearwards * (in the usual direction of travel) back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse * (in the future) backward, backwards, into the pastDerived terms
* (adverb) * look forward * look forward toVerb
(en verb)- Mary had a suspicion that this plan had been arranged beforehand, for she knew how the lewd old woman loved to forward love affairs […].
- I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
Synonyms
* pass onDerived terms
* fast forward * forwarding address * freight forwarderNoun
(en noun)- When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails.
- This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies.