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How to pronounce “ere”
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Pronunciation guide for ere
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ere with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry 13 minutes, 13 seconds
Ere to the wind's twelve quarters
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
Example 1 of 1
How to pronounce ere
Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry 13 minutes, 13 seconds

Ere to the wind's twelve quarters
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ere”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- (obsolete) At an earlier time. [10th–17th c.]
- [Preposition]
- (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
- [Conjunction]
- (poetic, archaic) before.
- [Noun]
- Obsolete form of ear.
Practice Nearby Words
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