[ere] prep [ME er, fr. OE aer, fr. aer, adv., early, soon; akin to OHG er earlier, Gk eri early] (bef. 12c):
[2]before
2. "contrived ~ the beginning of the world --Norman Douglas"
[2]ere conj (bef. 12c): [3]before
[ere] prep [ME er, fr. OE aer, fr. aer, adv., early, soon; akin to OHG er earlier, Gk eri early] (bef. 12c):
[2]before
2. "contrived ~ the beginning of the world --Norman Douglas"
[2]ere conj (bef. 12c): [3]before
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012