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Beforetime

/bɪˈfɔːtʌɪm/ · adverb

Meaning

(archaic) Formerly, previously..

Example Sentences

There was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same cite, used witchecrafte and bewithched the people, sayinge that he was a man that coulde do greate thinges.
Thou shalt see Gold tarnished, and the grey above the green And as the thing thou seest thy face shall be And no more as the thing beforetime seen.

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What does beforetime mean?

Beforetime means (archaic) Formerly, previously..

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How do you use beforetime in a sentence?

There was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same cite, used witchecrafte and bewithched the people, sayinge that he was a man that coulde do greate thinges.

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