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afore

American  
[uh-fawr, uh-fohr] / əˈfɔr, əˈfoʊr /

adverb

Older Use.
  1. before.


afore British  
/ əˈfɔː /

adverb

  1. an archaic or dialect word for before

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Her firm, with seed money from Techstars and Afore Capital, has a staff of about 20.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

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 • Sep. 26, 2023

"What we see is clients are absolutely interested in digital assets, broadly," BNY Mellon's Demissie said, speaking on a panel on cryptocurrency at Afore Consulting's 7th Annual FinTech and Regulation Conference.

From Reuters • Feb. 8, 2023

“Plan for the worst,” advises Mike Slone, chief travel concierge and consultant at Afore, a platform for travel advisers.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2022

Afore you could blink we’re walking down the road back to Buxton.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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