erenow

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɛrˈnaʊ/ UK /ɛːˈnaʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
before now; ere now

Had I known erenow, I would never have set out on this road.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · before now; ere now heretofore hitherto previously formerly

Opposites

hereafter henceforth

Word family

Related forms ere now erewhile

Etymology

A compound of ere 'before' (Old English ǣr) + now (Old English nū).

ǣr Old English nū Old English

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Describing Qualities

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