Ere

prep. & ad	1.	Before; sooner than. Myself was stirring ere the break of day. - Shak. Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore. - Dryden. Sir, come down ere my child die. - John iv. 49.
	2.	Rather than. I will be thrown into Etna, . . . ere I will leave her. - Shak. Ere long before, shortly. Ere now formerly, heretofore. - Shak. Ere that Same as Ere. - Shak.
v. t.	1.	To plow. [Obs.] See Ear, v. t.

already, ante, before, before all, earlier, early, ere then, erenow, formerly, heretofore, hitherto, in advance of, or ever, preceding, previously, prior to, priorly, theretofore, to, yet

Definitions Index: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home - Privacy Policy