fore-
prefix
- positioned at or near the front
- before; ahead or in front of
- occurring beforehand; earlier; prior to
Wiktionary
prefix
Etymology: "Occurring only in words adopted from French, as forcatch v., forfeit n., forprise n., represents Old French for-, fors-, identical with fors adv. (modern French hors) outside, out."
- Alternative form of for-: outside, out.
“foreclose”