afore

CEFRC2

/əˈfoɹ/

adverb · preposition

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Before a particular time or event.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Before, in front, spatially.

Examples

  • He had never witnessed such a beautiful sunset afore in his life.

  • Afore warned, afore armed.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈfɔː/
  • /əˈfɔr/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Before, temporally.

  2. In the fore part of a ship.

preposition

Extra meaning

  1. Before; in advance of the time of.

More examples

In context

  • A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.

  • Stephano: He's in his fit now ; and doe's not talke after the wiſeſt ; hee ſhall taſte of my Bottle : if hee haue neuer drunke wine afore, it will goe neere to remoue his Fit :[…]

  • He sees the soldiers, with their red coats lighted up by the torches carried afore, closing in round him.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.