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    fore
    I
    fore1 /fɔː $ fɔːr/ noun
     Date: 1600-1700
     Origin: ⇨ fore2
    to the fore to or in a position of importance or influence:
        Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s.
        The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions.

    II
    fore2 adjective [only before noun] technical
     Date: 1400-1500
     Origin: fore 'before'; ⇨ fore-
    the fore parts of a ship, plane, or animal are the parts at the front
    —fore adverb