fore
noun/fɔː(r)/
/fɔːr/
Word OriginOld English (as a preposition, also in the sense ‘before in time, previously’): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor. The adjective and noun represent the prefix fore- used independently (late 15th cent.).
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See fore in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee fore in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbring something to the fore
- to make something become noticed by people
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come to the fore
(British English also be to the fore, North American English also be at the fore)
- to be/become important and noticed by people; to play an important part
- The problem has come to the fore again in recent months.
- She has always been to the fore at moments of crisis.
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