different between heretofore vs afore

English

Etymology

From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English toforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??t??f??/, /?h??t??f??/, /?h??t??f??/, /?h??t??f??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??t?f??/, /?h??t?fo?/
• Hyphenation: here?to?fore

Adverb

heretofore (not comparable)

1. (formal) Prior to now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

   We now make available these works which were heretofore unpublished.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:heretofore.

   Synonyms: hitherto; see also Thesaurus:hitherto

   Antonym: henceforth

Translations

See also

English

Alternative forms

• affor

Etymology

From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- +? fore.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f??/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /??fo(?)?/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /??fo?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Adverb

afore (not comparable)

1. (archaic, dialect) Before.
2. (nautical) In the fore part of a ship.

Preposition

afore

1. Before; in advance of the time of.
   • 1989, Edward Chisnall, Bell in the tree; The Glasgow story:

     "Oh aye!" his face lit up with a smile. "I mind that! Where was that?" "That was us when we all worked in the shop, afore the War." "Oh aye …?" he frowned. "Who …?" She took the photograph back from him and reached inside her apron pocket for her spectacles.

2. Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.

Conjunction

afore

1. In advance of the time when; before.

Derived terms

• afore-

Anagrams

• Faroe, e-fora

Middle English

Alternative forms

• affor, affore, afor, a-fore, avore

Etymology

From Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- +? fore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?f??r(?)/

Adverb

afore

1. before; afore

Preposition

afore

1. before; afore: in advance of the time of
   • c. 1370–1450, Laurence de Premierfait, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, as quoted in Lydgate's Fall of Princes (1923, The Carnegie Institution of Washington):

     Affor tyme thei wer but bestiall,

     Till thei to resoun be lawes wer constreyned,

     Vndir discrecioun bi statutis naturall

2. before; afore: situated geographically or metaphorically in front of
   • 1399, Rich. Redeless IV, 72

     and somme were so ffers

     at ffrist come,

     that they bente on a bonet,

     and bare a topte saile

     affor the wynde ffresshely,

     to make a good ffare

Conjunction

afore

1. before; afore: in advance of the time when

Descendants

• English: afore
• Scots: afore

References

• “af?re, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English afore. More at English afore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??fo?r/

Adverb

afore (not comparable)

1. (of place) before, in front
2. (of time) before, previously, in advance

Preposition

afore

1. (of place) before, in front of
2. (of time) before

Conjunction

afore

1. (of place) before, rather than

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Spanish

Verb

afore

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of aforar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of aforar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of aforar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of aforar.