Afore
Afore preposition - Earlier than.
Usage example: my father, his father, and even his father afore him farmed this land
Previous to and afore are semantically related In some cases you can use "Previous to" instead a preposition "Afore". popular alternative
Previous to
Previous to preposition - Earlier than.
Usage example: his passport arrived just previous to his trip
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Synonyms for Previous to
Afore and previous to are semantically related in dialect topic. You can use "Afore" instead a preposition phrase "Previous to".
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Previous to and Afore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afore/previous_to
Afore & Previous to. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afore/previous_to>.
Previous to or Afore. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afore/previous_to.
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