"yore" meaning in English

See yore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /jɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jɔɹ/ [General-American], /jo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /joə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-your.ogg [US]
enPR: yô (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), yôr (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), yōr (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (literally “of years”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂, the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yore}} Middle English yore, {{m|enm|yoare}} yoare, {{m|enm|yare}} yare, {{m|enm|ȝore}} ȝore, {{m|enm|ȝare}} ȝare, {{m|enm|ȝeare}} ȝeare, {{inh|en|ang|ġeāra|lit=of years}} Old English ġeāra (literally “of years”), {{unk|en|title=unclear}} unclear, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*jērǫ̂}} Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂, {{der|en|gem-pro|*jērą|t=year}} Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”), {{l|en|year}} year Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} yore (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) In time long past; long ago. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Past Synonyms: long since, of old, long ago
    Sense id: en-yore-en-adv-tgYq9bhx Disambiguation of Past: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 85 1 2 13

Noun

IPA: /jɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jɔɹ/ [General-American], /jo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /joə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-your.ogg [US]
enPR: yô (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), yôr (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), yōr (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (literally “of years”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂, the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yore}} Middle English yore, {{m|enm|yoare}} yoare, {{m|enm|yare}} yare, {{m|enm|ȝore}} ȝore, {{m|enm|ȝare}} ȝare, {{m|enm|ȝeare}} ȝeare, {{inh|en|ang|ġeāra|lit=of years}} Old English ġeāra (literally “of years”), {{unk|en|title=unclear}} unclear, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*jērǫ̂}} Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂, {{der|en|gem-pro|*jērą|t=year}} Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”), {{l|en|year}} year Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yore (uncountable)
  1. (poetic) a time long past. Tags: poetic, uncountable Categories (topical): Past Synonyms: foretime, yestertide, the past Translations (time long past): 昔日 (xīrì) (Chinese Mandarin), ver verleden (Dutch), weleer (Dutch), eertijds (Dutch), ammune (Estonian), jadis (French), antan [masculine] (French), lange zurückliegend (note: of yore) (German), eine lang zurückliegende Zeit (english: the days of yore) [feminine] (German), aus uralten Zeiten (note: from the days of yore) [feminine, plural] (German), קֶדֶם (qédem) [masculine] (Hebrew), fyrir (Icelandic), langa (Icelandic), löngu (Icelandic), 在りし日 (arishi hi) (Japanese), (mukashi) (Japanese), antanyada (Ladino), gamle dager [masculine, plural] (Norwegian), antanho (Portuguese), antano (Portuguese), да́вние времена́ (dávnije vremená) [plural] (Russian), было́е (bylóje) [neuter] (Russian), antaño (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-yore-en-noun-TTonzv-i Disambiguation of Past: 53 47

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          "ref": "2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Several logistics executives told me that if half-full freight vans from multiple firms kept congesting the streets, the best solution might be for every retailer to use a single firm instead. One delivery service to rule them all – just like the postal service of yore.",
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          "text": "It appeared strange to me that the “little dipper” should be still diving quietly in the river, as of yore; and it suggested that this bird might continue to dive here when Concord should be no more.",
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        {
          "ref": "1886-88, Richard Francis Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night",
          "text": "In days of yore and times long gone before there was a Sultan of India who begat three sons; the eldest hight Prince Husayn, the second Prince Ali, and the youngest Prince Ahmad; moreover he had a niece, named Princess Nur al-Nihár, the daughter of his cadet brother who, dying early, left his only child under her uncle's charge.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Several logistics executives told me that if half-full freight vans from multiple firms kept congesting the streets, the best solution might be for every retailer to use a single firm instead. One delivery service to rule them all – just like the postal service of yore.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "a time long past."
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      "ipa": "/jɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/jo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
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      "ipa": "/joə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
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    {
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      "homophone": "your"
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      "homophone": "yaw (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)"
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "yôr",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "yōr",
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      "word": "foretime"
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      "word": "yestertide"
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    {
      "word": "the past"
    }
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīrì",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "昔日"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "ver verleden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "weleer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "eertijds"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "ammune"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "jadis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "of yore",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "lange zurückliegend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "the days of yore",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eine lang zurückliegende Zeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "from the days of yore",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aus uralten Zeiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qédem",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קֶדֶם"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "fyrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "langa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "löngu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arishi hi",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "在りし日"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mukashi",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "昔"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "antanyada"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "gamle dager"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "antanho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "antano"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dávnije vremená",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "да́вние времена́"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bylóje",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "было́е"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "time long past",
      "word": "antaño"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yore"
}

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        "In time long past; long ago."
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        "(obsolete) In time long past; long ago."
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/jo(ː)ɹ/",
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      "ipa": "/joə/",
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      "homophone": "your"
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      "homophone": "you're (accents with the pour–poor merger)"
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      "homophone": "yaw (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)"
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      "enpr": "yô",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "yôr",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "yōr",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
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    {
      "word": "long since"
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      "word": "of old"
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    {
      "word": "long ago"
    }
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}

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