US /ɛrˈnaʊ/ UK /ɛːˈnaʊ/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    before now; ere now

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

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Synonyms
1 adv · before now; ere now heretoforehithertopreviouslyformerly
Opposites
Word family
Related forms erenowerewhile

Etymology

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

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