tofore
English
/təˈfɔː(ɹ)/
prep
Definitions
- (obsolete) Before.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tofore inherited from Old English tōforan (in front of).
Origin
Old English
tōforan
Gloss
in front of
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hand English
- there English
- theretofore English
- time English
- toforehand English
- toforetime English
- zuvor German
- zuvorkommen German
- zuvorsagen German
- zuvortun German
- tōforan Old English
- fore Middle English
- ther-to-fore Middle English
- tofore Middle English