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afore — afore; afore·men·tioned; afore·said; afore·hand; afore·thought; afore·time; … English syllables
Afore — A*fore , adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or [ae]tforan; pref. a + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Afore — A*fore , prep. 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. [1913 Webster] {Afore the mast}, among the common sailors; a phrase used to distinguish the ship… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
AFORE — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro Obtenido de AFORE … Wikipedia Español
afore — [ə fôr′] adv., prep., conj. [ME afore, aforn < OE onforan, before: see A 1 & FORE] Now Dial. before … English World dictionary
afore — afore. (Acrón. de Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro). f. Méx. Banco que administra las cuentas individuales de ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores … Enciclopedia Universal
afore — (adv.) O.E. onforan before, at the beginning of, in front of, from phrase on foran, from on (prep.) + foran (adv.) in front, dative of FOR (Cf. for). In some cases probably it represents O.E. ætforan at fore. Once the literary equivalent of… … Etymology dictionary
afore — (Acrón. de Administradora de Fondos para el Retiro). f. Méx. Banco que administra las cuentas individuales de ahorro para el retiro de los trabajadores … Diccionario de la lengua española
afore — ► PREPOSITION archaic or dialect ▪ before … English terms dictionary
afore- — [ə fôr′] combining form before [aforementioned] … English World dictionary
