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for, a. Advanced in place or position; toward the front; forward; advanced in time; antecedent; advanced in order or series, — adv. In advance; at r.' t.; -BID the front; in the part that precedes. — w. The front. for- — For'mer, a. compar. Preceding in time; ancient, oblong-past; prior; anterior; foregoing; first mentioned. utter — For'merly, -IT, adv. In time past; of old; here to of, fore. — Fore'most, «. First in place; chief in rank, For dignity, etc. — For'ward, -wards, adv. Toward a part unor place before or in front; onward; in advance; pro- See gre ively,— opp. to backward.— For'ward, o. Near fend or at the fore part; ready; prompt; willing; earnest; eager; over ready; le modest or reserved than is proper; unusually advanced; precocious; premature. — v. t. To help onward, advance, promote; to under send forward, transmit. — For'warder, n. One who, p. etc.; esp. who transmits goods. — For'wardly. adv. — For'wardne , n. — Fore'-arm, v. t. To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need. — Fore-arm', n. (Anat.) That part of the arm between elbow and wrist. — Forebodo', v. t. To to foretell, prognosticate; to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity to happen; to presage, portend, betoken.— Forebod'er, n. — Fore'cast, v. t. in [-cast; -casting.] To contrive beforehand, scheme, (Bot.) project; to foresee, provide against, — v. i. To contrive beforehand. — Forecast', n. Previous contrivance or determination; foresight of consequences, v. t. to imand provision against them; prognostication.— Fore'castle, -kas-sl, n. (Naut.) That part of the upper deck of a ve el forward of the foremast, or of the For after part of the fore channels; in merchant ve els, the forward part of the ve el, under the deck, where For the sailors live. See Ship. — Forecit'ed, -siL'ed, a. in Cited or quoted before or above. — Foredoom', v. t. (Mil.) To doom beforehand, predestinate.— Fore'father, a n. One who precedes another in the line of geneal- — ogy; an ancestor. — Fore'finger, -fin-ger, n. The finger next to the thumb; the index. — Fore'foot, n.; or pi. -feet. One of the anterior feet of an animal.; end, eve, t5rm; in, Ice; 5dd, tone, 6r; FORE 151 (Naut.) A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore-end, and connecting' it with the stem. — Fore'front, -frunt, n. The foremost part or place. — Forego', v. t. [imp. -went; p. p. -gone; -going.] To so before, precede. [See also under Forbear.] — Foregone conclusion. One which lias preceded argument or examination; one predetermined.— Fore'ground, n. That part of the field of a picture which seems to lie nearest the spectator, or before the figures. — Fore'hand, n. All that part of a horse before the rider; the most important part; prudence; advantage. — Foro'handed, a. Early; timely; seasonable; not behindhand; in easy circumstances. — Fore'head, f'Or'ed, re. That part of the face from the usual line of hair on the top of the head to the eyes; the brow; a urance. — Forejudge',?>. t. To judge before hearing the facts and proof, prejudge. (O. Eng. Law.) To expel from court for misconduct.—Foreknow', -no', v.t. [imp. -knew; p.p. -known; -knowing.] To have previous knowledge of, know beforehand. — Foreknow'er, n. — Foreknowl'edge, -nol'ej, n. Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience.— Fore'land, n. A promontory or cape; head-land. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat. — Fore'lay', v. t. To contrive antecedently; to lie in wait for. — Fore'lock, n. The lock of hair growing from the forepart of the head. (Naut.) A flat piece of iron driven through the end of a bolt, to retain it in place. — To take time, or occasion, bn the forelock. To make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. — Fore'man. n.; pi. -men. The first or chief man, — as, the chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker; chief of a set of hands employed in ward mast of a ve el; the one nearest the bow. See Ship. — Foremen 'tioned, -shund, o. Mentioned before; recited in a former part of the same writing.— Fore'name, n. A name preceding the family name or surname; a first name. — Fore'named, -namd, «. Named or nominated before; mentioned before in the same writing. — Fore'noon, n. The former part of the day, from morning to noon. — Fore-ordain', v.t. To ordain or appoint beforehand; to predestinate, predetermine. — Fore-or'din a'tion, n. Previous appointment; predestination. — Fore'part, n. The part most advanced, or first in time or in place, anterior part, beginning. — Fore'-plane, n. ( Carp.) The first plane used after the saw and ax; jackplane.— Fore'rank, n. The first rank, front.— Forerun', v. t. [imp. -KAN; p. p. -RUN; -RUNNING.] To run before, precede; to come before as an earnest of something to follow, announce. — Forerun'ner, n. A me enger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; sign foreshowing something to follow; prognostic. — Fore's ail, n. {Naut.) A sail extended on the fore-yard; the first triangular sail before the mast of a sloop or cutter. See Sail. — Foresee', v. t. [imp. -saw; p. p. -seen -seeing.] To see beforehand, see or know before occurrence, foreknow. — Foreseer', -ser', n. — Fores had'ow, v. t. To shadow or typify beforehand, prefigure. — Fore short'en, -sh6rt'n, v. t. (Paint.) To shorten by representing in an oblique position; to represent as seen obliquely.— Fore short'ening, n. The representation or appearance, or diminution of length, of objects viewed obliquely.— Foreshow', v. t. [?'mp -showed; p. p. -shown; p. pr. & vb. n. -showing.] To show or exhibit beforehand, prognosticate, foretell. — Foreshow'er, re.— Fore's ide, n. The front side; a specious outside. — Fore's ight, -sit, n. The act or power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge; action in reference to the future; wise forethought. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling-staff, except the one backward, called the back-sight. — Fore's kin, n. (An at.) The skin that covers the plans penis; prepuce.— Forestall', v. t. To take beforehand, anticipate; to pre-occupy; to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation or by measures taken in advance; to monopolize, engro . (Eng. Law.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to intercept on the road. — Forestall'er, n. One who purchases provisions before they come to market, to raise the price. — Foretaste', n. A taste beforehand; anticipation. — Fore'taste, v. t. To sQn, cube, full; moon, f<36t; cow, oil taste before full po e ion, anticipate; to taste before another. —Foretell', v. t. To tell before occurrence, foretoken, foreshow, predict, augur. — r. i. To utter prediction or prophecy. — Foretell'er, n. — Fore'thought, -thawt, n. Anticipation; prescience; premeditation; provident care; forecast. — Foreto'ken, -kn, v. t. To foreshow. — Fore'token, re. Prognostic; previous sign. — Fore'-tooth, re.; pi. -teeth. (Anat.) One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. — Fore'top, n. The hair on the forepart of the head; fore-lock; that part of a headdre that is forward. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast. See Ship. — Forewarn', v. t. To warn beforehand, caution in advance, inform previously. 163