What does ere mean?
Ere means (obsolete) At an earlier time..
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/ɛə/ · adverb
(obsolete) 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.
My ſelfe was ſtirring ere the breake of day, […]
The hill-tops rejoicing will ere long be at their ruddiest, and blush Good-night.
Syꝛ, come downe ere my child die.
As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.
'Ere bit o' bacon in it, Kathleen?
Use ere when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ere means (obsolete) At an earlier time..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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