afore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə fôr, ə fōr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•fore  (ə fôr, ə fōr),USA pronunciation adv., prep., conj. [Older Use.]
  1. Slang Termsbefore.
  • bef. 900; late Middle English; Middle English aforne, aforen, Old English on foran. See a-1, fore1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
afore / əˈfɔː/ , ,
  1. an archaic or dialect word for before
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