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English
Alternative forms
- toforne (14th – 16th centuries)
Etymology
From Middle English tofore, toforn, from Old English tōforan (“in front of”), from tō (“to”) + foran (“front, fore-part”, n.), dative case of fora (“front”). Compare Dutch tevoren (“previously”), German zuvor (“before, previously”). More at to, fore.
Pronunciation
Preposition
tofore
Derived terms
Adverb
tofore (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Before, previously.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus:
- Farewell, Lavinia, my noble sister ; O would thou wert as thou tofore hast been!
Conjunction
tofore
Anagrams
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English tōforan; equivalent to to- + fore.
Pronunciation
Adverb
tofore
- In front, ahead; in the first position in a sequence.
- At a prior time; beforehand, earlier.
- (in texts) Found above; found in a prior section.
Descendants
- English: tofore (obsolete)
References
- “tofore(n, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2018.
Preposition
tofore
- In front of.
- Closer than something (with reference to the speaker).
- In the presence of; before.
- Earlier than; prior to.
- To a degree greater than; more so than.
Descendants
- English: tofore (obsolete)
References
- “tofore(n, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2018.
Conjunction
tofore
- Indicates that the antecedent clause occurred before the consequent clause in time.
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
- Never sith myght he be heled, ne nought shal tofore we come to hym.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- As a conjunction, tofore is often paired with þat.
References
- “tofore, conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 April 2018.
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Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
tōfōre
- inflection of tōfaran:
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
tofore
- (intransitive) to tremble
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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