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Words beginning with for. This FOR words reference page contains a list of words beginning with FOR, organized by word length. The below online list of words that begin with for might be useful for people who are taking classes in school leading to a degree, those who play word games, and visitors who enjoy education and learning or teaching about language and like to incorporate new words into their vocabulary.

3 letter words beginning with for:

for

4 letter words beginning with for:

forb ford fore fork form fort

5 letter words beginning with for:

foray forby force fordo forge forgo forme forte forth forty forum

6 letter words beginning with for:

forage forbid forced forcer forche fordam foredo forego forest forgat forget forgot forint forked formal format former formic formyl fornix forsar forted fortes fortis forwhy

7 letter words beginning with for:

foramen forayer forbade forbear forblow forbore forceps fordone forearm foregut forehew foreign foreleg foreman foremen forepaw forerun foresee foretop forever forfeit forfend forgave forgery forging forgive forgoer forheed forlorn formals formant formate formism formula fornent forpits forsake forsook forthby fortify fortune forward forwent forworn forzati

8 letter words beginning with for:

forborne forceful forcible forebear forebode forecars forecast foredate foredeck foredoes foredoom forefend forefoot foregate foregone forehall forehand forehead foreknow forelady foreland forelimb forelock foremast foremost forename forenoon forensic forepart forepeak foreplan foreplay foresaid foresail foreshow foreside foreskin forestay forester forestry foretell foretime forewarn foreween forewent forewing foreword foreworn foreyard forfairn forgings

forgiven forjudge forklift forlends forlorns formalin formally formates formerly formless formwork forncast forsaken forsloed forsooth forspent forswear forswink forsworn fortieth fortress fortuity fortyish forwards forzando

9 letter words beginning with for:

forasmuch forbidden forcemeat forebitts foreboard forebrain foreclose forecourt forecover foredooms forefront foregoers foregoing foreguess forehands foreigner forejudge foremilks forenamed forensics foreplace forereach foreseing foreshank foresheet foreshewn foreships foreshore foresight forespeak forespent forestage forestall forestful forestick foresweat foretaste foretoken foretooth forewinds forewoman forficate forgather forgetful forgiving forgotten formalism formality formalize formation formicary

formulaic formulary formulate formulism fornicate forspread forswears forsythia fortalice forthgaze forthwith fortitude fortnight fortunate fortunous forwarder

10 letter words beginning with for:

forbidding foreboding forebridge forecastle forechecks forechoice forecloths forecourse foredecree forefather forefigure forefinger foregather foreground forehanded foreheaded forehearth foreignism forejudged foreladies foremostly foreordain forequoted forerunner foresettle foreshadow foresights forespeaks forestairs forestalls forestaves forevision forewarmer forfeiting forfeiture forfending forgivable forletting formalized formicaria formidable formulates fornicator forsakenly forslacked forsterite forthright fortifiers fortissimo fortuitism fortuitous

forwarding forwasting

11 letter words beginning with for:

foraminifer forbearance forbiddance forecasters forechecker foreclosure forecommend forecounsel foreglimpse foreplanned forepurpose forequarter forerigging foreshorten forestation forestwards foretasting foreteaches foretelling forethought forevermore forewritten forfeitable forfeitures forgiveness formaldehyd formfitting formication formicicide formularism formularize formulizers fornication forthcoming fortnightly forwardness

12 letter words beginning with for:

forbiddingly forecastable forepleasure foreprovided forespending forestaysail forestership formaldehyde formications fornicatress forthbringer forthbrought fortresslike

13 letter words beginning with for:

forcipressure foreconscious foreknowledge forellenstein forerehearsed foreshadowing forespecified foretokenings formulization forthbringing fortification fortississimo fortuneteller

14 letter words beginning with for:

foredesignment foreordinating foreordination forethoughtful formidableness forthrightness fortunetelling

15 letter words beginning with for:

forgetfulnesses formularisation

16 letter words beginning with for:

forebodingnesses forehandednesses foretellableness formidablenesses

17 letter words beginning with for:

forisfamiliations

20 letter words beginning with for:

forethoughtfulnesses

24 letter words beginning with for:

formaldehydesulphoxylate

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English has several words that begin with the prefixes for- and fore- Sometimes the prefix means “before” or “in front of.” Sometimes it means “outside,” a meaning derived from an Old French element related to modern French hors, as in the French borrowing hors d’oeuvre, “outside the main course.”

Perhaps the most frequently misspelled of this category is the word found at the beginning of many books: Foreword.

A book’s foreword is a preface, a brief essay not necessarily essential for the understanding of the text of a book and commonly written by someone other than the author of the text. Confusion arises from the existence of the adjective forward.

As an adjective, forward is used to describe something that is in front of or ahead of something else. On a ship, things located towards the front are said to be forward, for example, the “forward hold.” A “forward child” in a positive sense is a clever child, precocious for its years. In a negative sense, a “forward child” is like the ones on television who exchange quips, insults, and double entendres with adults; again, the sense is that the child is ahead of its years.

The three verbs forecast, foretell, and foresee all mean “to predict” or “to prophesy,” but have different connotations:

The weatherman forecast showers for Monday. (prediction based on analysis of data)
The gypsy foretold Gwen’s marriage to a rancher. (prediction based on mysterious knowledge)
Harold’s business experience enabled him to foresee the consequences of his partner’s decision. (prediction based on personal experience)

Some other verbs beginning with fore- in which the sense is “happening before” are:

forebode: to announce beforehand.
Forebode and forbid come from OE verbs with similar meanings. Forbid now means “to command a person not to do something.” Forebode means to announce ahead of time. The word forbode carries a connotation of dread, for example, “Vanishing act of middle class forebodes turbulent time.”

The verb bode, on the other hand, means simply “to predict” or “to give promise of something” and may be used in either a positive or a negative context:
Stephen Colbert’s Super-Charming ‘Late Show’ Appearance Bodes Well for His New Gig.
Scottish independence does not bode well for its economy

foreordain: to determine in advance.
“His hostility drives the drama in the first act, and his frenetic dancing in the second makes his demise seem foreordained.”

forewarn: to warn or caution in advance.
This quotation from Charles Kingsley has become a proverb: “To be forewarned is to be forearmed,” (i.e., knowledge of what is about to happen is like having a weapon with which to defend yourself).

In the following nouns the prefix has the sense of “before”:

forelock: A lock of hair growing from the fore part of the head, just above the forehead.
In old novels you’ll find references to farm workers and other social inferiors touching or tugging their forelocks to show respect to their superiors: “There was plenty of bobbing from the girls and pulling of forelocks from the boys.” The expression “to take opportunity by the forelock” means to take advantage of a situation as aggressively as possible: “He seized opportunity by the forelock and secured the best aid possible in his business…”

forefather: an ancestor, one who has come before.

foresight: The action or faculty of foreseeing what must happen. For example, “[Jacob Little] had unusual foresight, which at times seemed to amount to prescience.”

In the following verbs, the prefix is from the French borrowing that meant “outside”:

forbear: to abstain or refrain from
“The defendants were asked to forbear to arrest Mr. Swift.”

forswear: to swear falsely; to abandon or renounce
“As waggish boys in game themselves forswear,
So the boy Love is perjured everywhere.” –A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I, i, 240-241.

forfeit: to lose the right to; give up
“The execution of a murderer does not violate his right to life, because he forfeited that right when he committed a murder.” –John Locke

forget: to lose remembrance of

forgive: to give up resentment

forsake: to give up, renounce

foreclose: to preclude, hinder, or prohibit (a person) from (an action). Although spelled fore-, the prefix in foreclose has the “out” meaning, as in “to shut out.”

Finally, there are two words that look almost alike, but have quite different origins:

forebear (noun): An ancestor, forefather, progenitor (usually more remote than a grandfather).
This noun is formed from the prefix fore- (before) and an old word, beer. This beer has nothing to do with the beverage. Instead, it comes from the verb to be. A be-er is one who exists. A forebear existed before you did.

forbear (verb): to abstain or refrain from something.
“Woman, forbear that weeping!”