ere

/ɛr/
preposition
  1. Before (a time or event). Used mainly in old-fashioned or poetic language.
    • She promised to finish the work ere the deadline.
    • Ere the sun rises, the farmers are already in the fields.
    • Ere long, the storm passed and the sky cleared.
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conjunction
  1. Before (something happens). Used mainly in old-fashioned or poetic language.
    • Ere he could speak, she had already left the room.
    • I will not leave ere you return.
    • Think carefully ere you make a decision.
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