'fore

UK/fɔː/US/fɔɹ/

preposition

Apheretic form of before.

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Meanings

preposition
  1. chiefly African-American VernacularApheretic form of before.

    Heard shots and dropped, son, caught a hot one Somebody take this biscuit 'fore the cops come

    1996, Nas, “The Message”, in It Was Written
    1 more example

    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 heavily

    2014, J. Cole, “No Role Modelz”, in 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with 'fore

fororyourmorestorebeforefourwarsuretourmaturethereforeensureflooroutdoorcorepoorhardcorenorexplorepureMoorehorrorpour
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Sounds the same

forefourfor (horse–hoarse merger)
Cite this entry
APA

'fore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'fore

MLA

“'fore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'fore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'fore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'fore.

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