"Fore" meaning in English

See Fore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fore
  1. Their language. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Fore-en-name-MGw-u6BW Disambiguation of Languages: 54 33 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 13 22 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 18 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Fahr, from the noun Fähre (“ferry”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Henrietta H. Fore|Fore (surname)}}, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fore
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fore-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Fore pl (plural only)
  1. A people of Papua New Guinea. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Fore-en-noun-rmYUaU42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "surname"
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    "Fore (people)"
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  "word": "Fore"
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Download raw JSONL data for Fore meaning in English (2.0kB)

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