Aforetime Meaning in Bengali: পূর্বকালে (purbakale)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Pronunciation: uh-fawr-tahym
Short Definition: In the past; formerly
Aforetime Synonyms: previously, formerly, once, erstwhile
Aforetime Antonyms: presently (বর্তমানে, bortomane), now (এখন, ekhon)
Origin: The word “aforetime” originated from the Middle English phrase “aforan tīman,” which means “before time.” It is a combination of the prefix “a-” meaning “before” and “foretime” meaning “time in the past.”
Nearby Words:
- Before (preposition)
- After (preposition)
- Formerly (adverb)
- Previously (adverb)
- Once (adverb)
Aforetime in Literature Quotes:
- “The world was fair, the mountains tall, in elder days aforetime.” – J.R.R. Tolkien (পূর্বকালে পৃথিবী সুন্দর ছিল, পর্বতসমূহ উচ্চ ছিল, পূর্বকালের দিনে)
- “Aforetime, in the days of old, there lived a wise king.” – Anonymous (পূর্বকালে, পুরাতন দিনে, একটি জ্ঞানী রাজা ছিল)
Meaning in Different Languages:
- Bengali: পূর্বকালে (purbakale)
- Hindi: पूर्वकाल (poorvakaal)
- Nepali: पूर्वकाल (poorvakal)
- Urdu: پہلے (pehle)
- Tamil: முன்னோக்கிய (munnokkiya)
- Telugu: మున్నపు (munnapu)
- Arabic: قبل الزمان (qabl alzaman)
- Chinese: 从前 (cóngqián)
- Japanese: 昔 (mukashi)
- Russian: прежде (prezhde)
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