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.
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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
Etymologically Related
ere long
erstwhile
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