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afare

/əˈfɛɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
afare
IPA
/əˈfɛɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depart.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English afaren, from Old English āfaran (“to depart, march, to go out of or from a place, travel, remove, lead out”). Equivalent to a- + fare.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

afares (present, singular) afaring (participle, present) afared (past) afore (past) afared (participle, past) afore (participle, past) afaren (participle, past)

Homonyms

affair

Questions

How do you pronounce afare?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfɛɚ/.
What does afare mean?
To depart.
Where does afare come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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