ere

[ air ]

/ ɛər /

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preposition, conjunction

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Words related to ere

before, prior, rather

Words nearby ere

ercilla, erciyas daği, erckmann-chatrian, ercp, erdf, ere, erebus, erech, erechim, erechtheum, erechtheus

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ere

air e'er ere err heir

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Examples from the Web for ere

And I are been thinkin' about them 'ere red-skinned varmints.
Indian and Scout|F. S. Brereton
Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
Ere he reached the spot, a ball hit him on the ankle, and shivered the joint to pieces.
Our Soldiers|W.H.G. Kingston
He considered for a minute or two—an age it appeared to me—ere he answered.
Our Home in the Silver West|Gordon Stables

I wish the children was 'ere,' he sez; 'but you couldn't get 'em all in this little room.
Mad Shepherds|L. P. Jacks

British Dictionary definitions for ere

ere

/ (ɛə) /

conjunction, preposition

a poetic word for before

Word Origin for ere

Old English ǣr; related to Old Norse ār early, Gothic airis earlier, Old High German ēr earlier, Greek eri early

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