ere
pronunciation
How to pronounce ere in British English:
UK [eə(r)]
How to pronounce ere in American English:
US [er]
Word Origin
- ere (prep.)
- c. 1200, from Old English ær (adv., conj., & prep.) "soon, before (in time)," from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of *air "early" (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German er, Dutch eer; German eher "earlier;" Old Norse ar "early;" Gothic air "early," airis "earlier"), from PIE *ayer- "day, morning" (cognates: Avestan ayar "day;" Greek eerios "at daybreak," ariston "breakfast"). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ærest "earliest."
Example
- 1. I doubt he will be dead or ere I come .
- 2. Ere 's a dollar forty cents change .
- 3. Able was I ere I saw elba .
- 4. Cause you ere romeo , I as a scarlet letter .
- 5. Hen the army factory moved some years ago , the factory buildings ere no longer used .