afora

See also: aforá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɔ.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɔ.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfɔ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese afora, from a- +‎ fora. Compare Spanish afuera, French dehors.

Adverb

afora (not comparable)

1. out; outwards

   Segui Maria porta afora. ― I followed Maria out the door.

2. through; along (spatial)

   Andei pela estrada afora. ― I walked along the road.

   Viajei pelo país afora. ― I travelled through the country.

3. throughout (temporal)

   Li livros noite afora. ― I read books throughout the night.

4. externally

Preposition

afora

1. except, besides

   Synonyms: exceto, menos, salvo, a não ser

   Todos falaram, afora ela. ― Everybody talked, except for her.

2. unless

Usage notes

Sometimes confused with the homophone a fora (“outside”):

• “Procurei de dentro a fora de casa.” – “I searched the house from the inside to the outside.”

Etymology 2

Verb

afora

1. inflection of aforar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “afora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Verb

afora

1. inflection of aforar (“to gauge, to measure”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative