Ere

Adverb

 * 1)  At an earlier time.
 * 2) *1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, John I:
 * Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.

Preposition

 * 1)  Before; sooner than.

Related terms

 * erstwhile
 * ere long

Thesaurus
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

Forms

 * yer

Etymology
Old English ǣr. (adverb, conjunction, & preposition), from comparative of  from  (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬭:, Gk. ἠέριος:, see also era). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ærest:.

Anagrams

 * e'er

Conjunction

 * 1) also

Verb
ere


 * 1)  present plural form of være as in "Vi ere" (=we are) or "De ere" (=they are).

Related terms

 * er

Anagrams

 * eer, ree

Noun
ere



Anagrams

 * ree

Noun

 * 1) Name of the letter r:.

Synonyms

 * erre (generic name for the letter r)