Word origins

• forblackExtremely black; jet-black.
• forbledcovered in blood
• forbleedTo exhaust with bleeding.
• forbodeA forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing.
• forbreakTo break in pieces, break up, destroy.
• forburnTo destroy or damage by burning.
• forburstTo burst asunder; break; shatter.
• forbuyTo buy off; ransom; redeem (from sin, hell, etc.).
• forbuyerRedeemer.
• forbyUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
• forcarveTo cut through, cut completely; to carve up; to cut off.
• forcefallA waterfall or cascading torrent.
• forcleaveto cut to pieces, hack, chop up.
• forcoverTo cover completely, cover over; to cover up, conceal.
• forcurseTo curse utterly or completely; place under a heavy curse.
• forcutTo cut into; cut through; cut completely; cut in pieces; cut up; injure by cutting.
• fordedeA deed done for another, a favour.
• fordeemTo condemn.
• fordimTo dim; darken; obscure.
• fordoTo kill, destroy.
• fordoneExhausted; overcome; worn out.
• fordreadTo be in dread of.
• fordrenchTo make drunk; intoxicate.
• fordriveTo drive away; expel.
• fordryTo dry up; become dry.
• fordullTo make dull; stupefy.
• fore-Before: the root is happening earlier in time.
• forebirthThat which precedes birth or is first-born
• forebodeTo predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
• forebodyThe forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
• forebreastforefield
• forechooseTo prefer; choose in preference.
• forechosenChosen beforehand.
• forecomeTo come before and influence, especially to precede and prevent.
• forecomingcoming before; preceding
• forecutterOne who, or that which prepares by cutting
• foredayPast or former days
• foredealAn advantage; benefit; profit.
• foredeemTo judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.
• foredestineTo predestine
• fore-elderA progenitor or ancestor.
• fore-endThe forward-facing end of an object; front end.
• forefighterA protector or defender; champion, warrior.
• fore-floodThe period when the tide is rising; incoming tide.
• forefootingThe act or process of repairing the forepart of a shoe or boot.
• foregainDirectly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
• foregainstDirectly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
• foregangerOne who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
• foregearArmour for the front of the body.
• foregoerA purveyor of the king or other high-ranking person, who provided for his household.
• foreguessTo guess beforehand.
• forehammerA sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
• foreholdThe forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
• forejudgeTo judge beforehand; prejudge.
• foreknowTo have knowledge of beforehand.
• foreknowingforeknowledge
• foreleadTo lead forth; lead forward; lead before.
• foreleaderSomeone who leads by example; a guide.
• forelifeA former or previous life
• forelookTo look beforehand, to preview.
• foremindTo intend; predetermine.
• forenamedpreviously named; aforementioned
• forenightThe evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
• foreordainTo predestine or preordain.
• forepartyA group or party which advances in front of the contingent; a scout.
• foreroomSuch a room that serves as an entryway, initial reception area, or waiting room.
• foresayTo say beforehand; predict; foretell.
• foresendTo send before; send beforehand.
• foresetTo set before or in front of; bar; block; impede.
• foreshowTo show in advance; to foretell, predict.
• foreshowingThe act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
• foresleeveIn medieval clothing, the part of the sleeve below the elbow, often under the main sleeve.
• foreslowTo be slow or tardy; to slow down.
• forespeakerOne who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
• forespeecha preface
• forespokenSpoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
• forestageThe part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
• forestallerOne who preemptively purchases goods in order to drive up their market price for resale.
• forestallmentThe act or process of forestalling; a delay; hindrance; prevention; aversion.
• forestemThe front part of a vessel.
• forethinkTo plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
• foretokenA prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
• foretoothA front tooth.
• foretopThe top of the head; the top of the forehead.
• foretouchTo touch beforehand; touch upon in advance.
• forewarnerOne who forewarns.
• forewitTimely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
• forewriteTo write beforehand; write in advance.
• forewrittenWritten beforehand or in advance.
• foreyardA yard in front; front yard
• forfairnForlorn; destitute; worn out; jaded.
• forfareTo go to ruin; be destroyed; perish.
• forfightTo defend.
• forgabTo mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of.
• forgetnessThe act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.
• forgnawTo gnaw in pieces; eat up.
• forgrowTo grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly.
• forguiltTo bring into a state of guilt; make guilty.
• forhardTo harden up.
• forheleTo conceal; hide.