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Ere Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ere? Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ere: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ere: 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 See Also \| Ere In Webster's Dictionary \Ere\ (?; 277), prep. & adv. [AS. ?r, prep., adv., & conj.; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. ?r, G. eher, D. eer, Icel. [=a]r, Goth. air. [root]204. Cf. {Early}, {Erst}, {Or}, adv.] 1. Before; sooner than. [Archaic or Poetic] 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. --Shak. {Ere now}, formerly, heretofore. --Shak. {Ere that}, & {Or are}. Same as {Ere}. --Shak. \Ere\, v. t. To plow. [Obs.] See {Ear}, v. t. --Chaucer.

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\Ere\ (?; 277), prep. & adv. [AS. ?r, prep., adv., & conj.;
akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. ?r, G. eher, D. eer, Icel.
[=a]r, Goth. air. [root]204. Cf. {Early}, {Erst}, {Or}, adv.]
1. Before; sooner than. [Archaic or Poetic]

         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. --Shak.

{Ere now}, formerly, heretofore. --Shak.

{Ere that}, & {Or are}. Same as {Ere}. --Shak.


\Ere\, v. t.
To plow. [Obs.] See {Ear}, v. t. --Chaucer.

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