afore
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of afore
before 900; late Middle English; Middle English aforne, aforen, Old English on foran. See a- 1, fore 1
Example Sentences
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A series of Night Afore Concerts take place on 30 December at venues across the city, including Peat and Diesel at Princes Street Gardens.
From BBC
A "Night Afore Concert" on 30 December will feature performances from ceilidh bands Peat and Diesel and RuMac.
From BBC
Her firm, with seed money from Techstars and Afore Capital, has a staff of about 20.
From Los Angeles Times
To cover the whole population with something approaching a ‘full wage,’ López Obrador’s program would have to increase the Afore pension fund by 2.5 times to meet the median wage, and then double it again to cover informal workers.
From Seattle Times
They also confirmed that the Torchlight Procession would return on 29 December, as well as the Night Afore Disco Party beneath Edinburgh Castle on 30 December.
From BBC
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