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View synonyms for afore

afore

[ uh-fawr, uh-fohr ]

adverb

, Older Use.


afore

/ əˈfɔː /

adverb

  1. an archaic or dialect word for before
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of afore1

before 900; late Middle English; Middle English aforne, aforen, Old English on foran. See a- 1, fore 1
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Example Sentences

When I told dad, sez I, 'Dad, did ever yer hear sech a thing uz gittin' up afore light to feed stock?'

They're up every mornin' uv thar lives long afore daylight, a feedin' their stock, an' gittin' ready fur the day's work.

And now that hes thoroughly up to it, lets have some supper, and get a snooze afore starting.

He told Horner you'd bin shot resistin' arrest, an' wanted t' see her afore yuh cashed in.

Just afore sundown, she showed up, and passed me with her eyes fixed on a spot about two miles further on.

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