preposition
- before (in time)
Usage: archaic; literary
conjunction
- before
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- Ere the sun sets, we must reach the village.
- He departed ere dawn broke over the mountains.
- Ere long, the truth will be revealed.
- She spoke ere I could interrupt.
- Ere winter comes, the harvest must be complete.
- The knight rode forth ere the battle began.