Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

   {At the fore} (Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; -- said of
      a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc.

   {To the fore}.
   (a) In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in
       plain sight; in readiness for use.
   (b) In existence; alive; not worn out, lost, or spent, as
       money, etc. [Irish] ``While I am to the fore.'' --W.
       Collins. ``How many captains in the regiment had two
       thousand pounds to the fore?'' --Thackeray.