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'fore

UK/fɔː/US/fɔɹ/

'fore preposition: apheretic form of before.

Preposition

'fore

  1. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) Apheretic form of before.
    • Heard shots and dropped, son, caught a hot one
      Somebody take this biscuit 'fore the cops come1996, Nas, “The Message”, in It Was Written
    • I got defensive and said, "Nah, I was the same without it"
      But then I thought back, back to a better me
      Before I was a B-list celebrity
      'Fore I started callin' bitches "bitches" so heavily2014, J. Cole, “No Role Modelz”, in 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Words that rhyme with 'fore

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Questions about 'fore

What does 'fore mean?
'fore means apheretic form of before.
What part of speech is 'fore?
'fore is a preposition.
How do you pronounce 'fore?
'fore is pronounced /fɔː/ (UK).

Words near 'fore in the dictionary

  1. 'fessing
  2. 'fessing up
  3. 'fit
  4. 'fits
  5. 'flu
  6. 'fore
  7. 'fraid
  8. 'fraid not
  9. 'fraid so
  10. 'fridge
  11. 'fridges

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