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    [Adverb or conjunction or preposition]  | "afore" | \ ə-ˈfȯr \


    1: before

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English aforen, aforn, afore, going back to Old English onforan, from on {see: |on:1|on:1} + foran "(from) in front, before," from fore "in front, {see: |fore:2|fore:2}" + -an, -ane "from (a place)" (going back to Germanic *-na) {mat|aft:1|};

    [Adverb]  | "afore" 


    1: so as to precede something in order of time;


      * e.g., " ... some young boys raced afore to tell onlookers that the parade was about to kick off "




    [Preposition]  | "afore" 


    1: earlier than;


      * e.g., " ... my father, his father, and even his father afore him farmed this land "




    2: preceding in space;


      * e.g., " ... a majestic sailing ship going full speed afore the wind "




     [ "afore" ]

    1: Another pronunciation and spelling for the standard spelling "before." It is specifically used to denote a time or physical object. Facing a type of extinction despite having its roots in Old English and Middle English. (Opposite is 'ahind)

      * e.g.,  ... Afore now, we really hadn't ever thought twice about whether or not fixing the bed was a smart idea. ; You were standing afore me in fricken line! 

     [ "Aforic" ]

    1: The guy who destroys all of your winstsreaks and splits your FKDR's

      * e.g.,  ... Aforic just split my FKDR I have to go cry now 

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