Fore vs. Previous — What's the Difference?

Located at or toward the front; forward.

Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior

Earlier in order of occurrence; former.

(Informal) Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty

Something that is located at or toward the front.

(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

The front part.

(informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.

At, toward, or near the front; forward.

An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")

At an earlier time.

A track record of similar behaviour.

Before.

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.

(used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

(obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.

Too soon or too hasty;

Forward; situated towards the front (of something).

Just preceding something else in time or order;

(golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.

The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.

In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

(obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.

(nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.

Journey; way; method of proceeding.

The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.

In the part that precedes or goes first; - opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.

Formerly; previously; afore.

In or towards the bows of a ship.

Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; - opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.

Before; - sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

Front part of a vessel or aircraft;

Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

Located anteriorly

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane;