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Definition of "afore" []

  • Southern & Midland U.S. Before. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "afore" in a sentence
  • ""I asked you if she wan't a Cahoon; Cahoon was her name afore she married Hall, wan't it?""
  • ""Blest if I've ever 'eard the lingo afore," said Bill."
  • "Noo she's in afore the King, bowed doon upon a knee"