afore

Adv

Before, temporally.
Before, in front, spatially.
Before, in front, spatially.
In the fore part of a ship.

Prep

Before; in advance of the time of.
Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.

Conj

In advance of the time when; before.

Adverb

Before; in front of.

Examples

He had his next move planned long afore his opponent had finished.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.

Scrabble Score: 8

afore: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
afore: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
afore: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

afore: valid Words With Friends Word