Definitions

1. adverb

before a specified time; previously; beforehand; in a specified order or position

“I was there ere the storm hit the city.”

2. noun

the present time or moment

“What’s ere?”

3. preposition

in or before a specified time; at a specified point in a sequence or order

“The new policy will take effect ere the year’s end.”

4. conjunction

used in poetry and other forms of verse to indicate a pause in the rhythm, often before a line or stanza

“Come, ere I go, and take this gift.”