English

Noun

fora

1. plural of forum

Usage notes

The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).

Anagrams

• afro, faro, Faro, RAFO

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin forās ‎(“outside”).

Adverb

fora

1. outside

Esperanto

Adjective

fora ‎(accusative singular foran, plural foraj, accusative plural forajn)

1. far, distant

Related terms

French

Verb

fora

1. third-person singular past historic of forer

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir ‎(“to go”).

Verb

fora

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser ‎(“to be”).

Verb

fora

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ser

Ido

Adjective

fora

1. distant

Italian

Verb

fora

1. third-person singular present indicative of forare
2. second-person singular imperative of forare

Anagrams

• afro, faro, farò

Latin

Noun

fora

1. nominative plural of forum
2. accusative plural of forum
3. vocative plural of forum

References

• FORA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of forum) forumer
• (of for) forene

Noun

fora n

1. indefinite plural of forum
2. definite plural of for

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fora n

1. definite plural of for

Old High German

Alternative forms

• for

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fora, whence also Old English fore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ra/

Preposition

fora (+ dative)

1. before, against, in the presence of

References

• Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• for

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fora, whence also Old English fore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.rɑ/

Preposition

fora (+ dative)

1. before, against

Synonyms

• biforan
• withar
• with

Piedmontese

Etymology

Latin forās ‎(“outside”).

Adverb

fora

1. outside

Polish

Noun

fora

1. nominative plural of forum
2. accusative plural of forum
3. vocative plural of forum

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese fora, from Latin forās ‎(“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor- ‎(“door; gate”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fo‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/

Adverb

fora (not comparable)

1. outside (on the outside of a building or location)

   Fiquei trancado fora da minha casa.‎

   I got locked outside my house.

2. overseas (in another country)

   Morei fora por dois anos.‎

   I lived overseas for two years.

3. out (away from home or one’s usual place)

   Hoje jantarei fora.‎

   Today I’ll dine out.

4. away (to be discarded)

   Joga esse lixo fora.‎

   Throw away this trash.

Derived terms

• dar o fora
• de fora a fora
• fora de
• fora-da-lei
• por fora

Preposition

fora

1. except (with the exception of)

   Todos leram o livro, fora João.‎

   Everyone read the book, except John.

Synonyms

• exceto

Noun

fora m (plural foras)

1. (Brazil, slang) rejection of a romantic proposal

Interjection

fora!

1. out! (demanding that someone leave)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese fora, from Latin foram (1st person) and forat (3rd person), inflected forms of sum ‎(“I am”).

Alternative forms

• fôra (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɾɐ/

Verb

fora

1. First-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ser
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) pluperfect indicative of ser
3. First-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ir
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) pluperfect indicative of ir

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• fori

Etymology

From Latin foras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔra/
• Hyphenation: fò‧ra

Adverb

fora

1. outside
2. outdoors

Antonyms

• dintra

Swahili

Noun

fora (needs class)

1. success

Swedish

Noun

fora c

1. transported cargo; possibly including the vehicle or carriage on which the cargo is loaded

Declension

Derived terms

• timmerfora