English Word Root: fore

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