afore

[uh-fawr, uh-fohr]

adverb

Older Use.

1. before.

afore

/ əˈfɔː /

adverb

1. an archaic or dialect word for before

Word History and Origins

Origin of afore¹

before 900; late Middle English; Middle English aforne, aforen, Old English on foran. See a- ¹, fore ¹

Example Sentences

A "Night Afore Concert" on 30 December will feature performances from ceilidh bands Peat and Diesel and RuMac.

From BBC

Her firm, with seed money from Techstars and Afore Capital, has a staff of about 20.

From Los Angeles Times

To cover the whole population with something approaching a ‘full wage,’ López Obrador’s program would have to increase the Afore pension fund by 2.5 times to meet the median wage, and then double it again to cover informal workers.

From Seattle Times

They also confirmed that the Torchlight Procession would return on 29 December, as well as the Night Afore Disco Party beneath Edinburgh Castle on 30 December.

From BBC

Only a handful of banks partake in Mexico's pension offering, making the Afore unit an important part of Banamex's valuation.

From Reuters

Related Words

• ahead 
• back 
• previously 
• since 
• sooner