Ere

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  • preposition. Previous to; before.
  • conjunction. Rather than; before.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Early; soon.
  • Before; formerly.
  • Before, in respect of time.
  • Before; sooner than.
  • An obsolete form of ear.
  • noun. An obsolete form of ear.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • preposition. Before; sooner than.
  • preposition. Rather than.
  • preposition. before, shortly.
  • preposition. formerly, heretofore.
  • preposition. Same as Ere.
  • preposition. undefined
  • transitive verb. To plow. [Obs.] See ear, v. t.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Obsolete form of ear..
  • preposition. Before; sooner than.
  • Word Usage
    "I told 'im to be' ere under this tree; he wants more lookin 'after than any -- oh, _'ere_ you are!"
    Equivalent
    or are  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair  Aer  Altair  Astaire  Ayre  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    already  ante  before  before  before all  
    variant
    ear  
    verb-form
    eres