afore

afore
1. adverb /ʌ.foɹ/
a) Before.
b) In the fore part of a ship.
2. preposition /ʌ.foɹ/

"Oh aye!" his face lit up with a smile. "I mind that! Where was that?" "That was us when we all worked in the shop, afore the War." "Oh aye …?" he frowned. "Who …?" She took the photograph back from him and reached inside her apron pocket for her spectacles.

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  • afore — afore; afore·men·tioned; afore·said; afore·hand; afore·thought; afore·time; …   English syllables

  • Afore — A*fore , adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or [ae]tforan; pref. a + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Afore — A*fore , prep. 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. [1913 Webster] {Afore the mast}, among the common sailors; a phrase used to distinguish the ship… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • AFORE — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro Obtenido de AFORE …   Wikipedia Español

  • afore — [ə fôr′] adv., prep., conj. [ME afore, aforn < OE onforan, before: see A 1 & FORE] Now Dial. before …   English World dictionary

  • afore- — [ə fôr′] combining form before [aforementioned] * * * …   Universalium

  • afore — afore. (Acrón. de Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro). f. Méx. Banco que administra las cuentas individuales de ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • afore — (adv.) O.E. onforan before, at the beginning of, in front of, from phrase on foran, from on (prep.) + foran (adv.) in front, dative of FOR (Cf. for). In some cases probably it represents O.E. ætforan at fore. Once the literary equivalent of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • afore — (Acrón. de Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro). f. Méx. Banco que administra las cuentas individuales de ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • afore — ► PREPOSITION archaic or dialect ▪ before …   English terms dictionary

  • afore- — [ə fôr′] combining form before [aforementioned] …   English World dictionary

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