ere

UK /ɛə/ US /ɛɚ/

adv 1prep 1conj 1noun 1contraction 1

Collocations

ADJ.

able, all, long

VERB + ERE

account, arm, come, exclaim, heard, leaving, rejoicing, soar

ERE + NOUN

blacke, breake, child, forth, speech, thou, wentest

PREP.

out

ADV.

thus

adv

At an earlier time.

Thys is he of whome I ſpake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cauſe he was yer thẽ I.

prep

Before; sooner than.

My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]

The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.

conj

before.

Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die.

Thys is he of whome I ſpake / he that cõmeth after me / was befoꝛe me be cauſe he was yer thẽ I.

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My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]

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The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.

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Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die.

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As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

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'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?

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i Register

In some senses, ere is marked as obsolete, archaic, informal, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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