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aforetime

[ uh-fawr-tahym, uh-fohr- ]

/ əˈfɔrˌtaɪm, əˈfoʊr- /

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adverb

in time past; in a former time; previously.

adjective

former; previous.

Origin of aforetime

First recorded in 1525–35; afore + time

Words nearby aforetime

afore, aforehand, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforethought, aforetime, afoul, afoul of, afp, afr, afr-

Example sentences from the Web for aforetime

At first he rejoiced in then change, preferring his outward and open warfare to that aforetime stealthy enmity.

Bob, Son of Battle |Alfred Ollivant
But here the expression follows, to the spirits which aforetime were unbelieving, &c.

The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained |Martin Luther
Those of aforetime tell us that when God made the living creatures which move with the sun, he made the bee first.

Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories |Anonymous
Some may have to use fewer figures of necessity, because they do not come to them as aforetime; but this is not always the case.

The Art of Illustration |Charles Haddon Spurgeon

There stood the grimy wagon shop from which a hammer was ringing cheerily, like the chirp of a cricket,—just as aforetime.

A Son of the Middle Border |Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for aforetime

aforetime

/ (əˈfɔːˌtaɪm) /

adverb

archaic formerly