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   How many meanings does the word afore have?

   • There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word afore. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word afore? How is the word afore pronounced? Where does the word afore come from? The earliest known use of the word afore is in the Old English period (pre-1150).

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   Where did the word afore come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word afore is in the Old English period (pre-1150). afore is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, forne adv., a- prefix3, atfore prep. afond, v.

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   What does 'afore' mean in the Bible?

   • According to the Old English, 'afore' is derived from on foran, with the second element meaning 'in front, in advance'. In the Bible and Prayer-book, 'afore' is still commonly used. The OED states that 'afore' is now mostly obsolete in literature, but it is retained in the Bible and Prayer-book, as well as in 'vulgar' and dialects generally, including London speech.

   etymology - "Aforementioned" or "beforementioned

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   What is another word for afore?

   • Just afore sundown, she showed up, and passed me with her eyes fixed on a spot about two miles further on. On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to afore, such as: ahead, back, previously, since, sooner, and aforetime. From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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   What does aforen mean in English?

   • Middle English aforen, aforn, afore, going back to Old English onforan, from on on entry 1 + foran " (from) in front, before," from fore "in front, fore entry 2 " + -an, -ane "from (a place)" (going back to Germanic *-na) — more at aft entry 1 before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above “Afore.”

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   What is Afore?

   • Afore is an AEM Company specialized in test solutions for sensors & semiconductors. They manufacture MEMS sensor test handlers with real stimulus and offer standard and customized solutions to fulfill all test requirements from laboratory to full production. Their solutions cater to singulated component-, leadframe/strip- and wafer testing.

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   The meaning of AFORE is before. some young boys raced afore to tell onlookers that the parade was about to kick off my father, his father, and even his father afore him farmed this land a majestic sailing ship going full speed afore the wind

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   The earliest known use of the word afore is in the Old English period (pre-1150). afore is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: on- prefix, forne adv., a- prefix3, atfore prep. See etymology.

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   AFORE definition: 1. → before 2. → before. Learn more.

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   Afore definition: before. . See examples of AFORE used in a sentence.

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   Before in place; nautical, further forward or nearer the bows than: as, afore the windlass. Before in position, station, or rank. In or into the presence of; under the regard or notice of.

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   Sep 28, 2024 · afore. Before; in advance of the time of. He said he was jealous, and craved something to ease his care. 'It's but a small thing I ask,' says he, 'but it will make me a happy man, and nothing ever shall come atween us.