ere

[ air ]
/ ɛər /
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preposition, conjunction

before.

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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

Words nearby ere

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

before, prior, rather

Example sentences from the Web for ere

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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