ere

[ air ]

/ ɛər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ere ON THESAURUS.COM

preposition, conjunction

before.

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, e-reader, Erebus, Erech, Erechim, Erechtheum

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Example sentences from the Web for ere

And I are been thinkin' about them 'ere red-skinned varmints.
Indian and Scout|F. S. Brereton
Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
Ere he reached the spot, a ball hit him on the ankle, and shivered the joint to pieces.
Our Soldiers|W.H.G. Kingston
He considered for a minute or two—an age it appeared to me—ere he answered.
Our Home in the Silver West|Gordon Stables

I wish the children was 'ere,' he sez; 'but you couldn't get 'em all in this little room.
Mad Shepherds|L. P. Jacks

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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单词	ere
释义	ere [ air ] / ɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ere ON THESAURUS.COM preposition, conjunction before. 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, e-reader, Erebus, Erech, Erechim, Erechtheum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ere And I are been thinkin' about them 'ere red-skinned varmints. Indian and Scout\|F. S. Brereton Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags. Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862\|Various Ere he reached the spot, a ball hit him on the ankle, and shivered the joint to pieces. Our Soldiers\|W.H.G. Kingston He considered for a minute or two—an age it appeared to me—ere he answered. Our Home in the Silver West\|Gordon Stables I wish the children was 'ere,' he sez; 'but you couldn't get 'em all in this little room. Mad Shepherds\|L. P. Jacks 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ere before, prior, rather
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