Meaning

3 senses

  1. (archaic, dialectal, not comparable)Before, temporally.

  2. (archaic, dialectal, not comparable)Before, in front, spatially.

  3. Before, in front, spatially.

    (archaic, dialectal, not comparable)In the fore part of a ship.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Afore warned, afore armed.

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Origin

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- +

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
afloatafootaforementionedaforesaidafraidA1
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