Word Root: fore

in front of, earlier
From Germanic: furan, voran
Sample words for the root fore: foreign, foreclose, forehead, foreigner, forecast, forerunner, forestall, foretell, foremost, foreshadow, forebear, forefather, forefront, foresee, foresight, forego, forensic, foreboding, forebode. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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1 forebear   Speak  
n. a person from whom you are descended
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2 forebode   Speak  
v. foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend
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3 foreboding   Speak  
n. the expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen
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4 forecast   Speak  
n. prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
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5 foreclose   Speak  
v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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6 forefather   Speak  
n. an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
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7 forefront   Speak  
n. cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place
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8 forego   Speak  
v. precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
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9 forehead   Speak  
n. the part of the face above the eyes
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10 foreign   Speak  
a. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
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11 foreigner   Speak  
n. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group; a person who comes from a foreign country
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12 foremost   Speak  
a. leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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13 forensic   Speak  
a. relating to the use of technology in investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in court by law
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14 forerunner   Speak  
n. predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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15 foresee   Speak  
v. anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
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16 foreshadow   Speak  
v. give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs
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17 foresight   Speak  
n. ability to foresee future happenings
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18 forestall   Speak  
v. prevent by taking action in advance
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19 foretell   Speak  
v. tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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