ere
Americanpreposition
conjunction
Etymology
Origin of ere
before 900; Middle English; Old English ǣr, ēr (cognate with German ehr ), comparative of ār soon, early; cognate with Gothic air. See erst, early
Example Sentences
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The forgotten and forgettable “Little Ol’ Los Angeles,” in 1914, warbled, “There’s a place that ev’ry wand’rer fondly hopes and longs to see. Ere life’s fitful dream is over and he wakes in eternity.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021
I can't imagine Turner saying to himself: "Ere, I fink I'll paint misself a John Wayne, innit?"
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2013
Ere long I experienced the desire to pee.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2013
"Ere, I bin tawkin to Whitney, Kylie and the youn'uns," Peggy said this month, "they weckon we need a Gwime Night."
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010
Ere the half-hour ended, five o’clock struck; school was dismissed, and all were gone into the refectory to tea.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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