yore

«yore» in Mova's school dictionary: long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (yore — only in the phrase "of yore")

meaning for a pupil

Yore means long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, poems and fairy tales it gives an old-fashioned feel, like "Once upon a time". Phrases: of yore, days of yore, in days of yore.

examples

• In days of yore, knights rode out to fight dragons. tree →
• Castles of yore had thick stone walls. tree →
• Grandpa likes to tell stories of yore. tree →
• The town still holds a fair, just as in days of yore. tree →
• Heroes of yore were remembered in songs. tree →
• It sounds like something from the days of yore. tree →
• As Mr. Darling puts his head out to kiss his wife, we see that his face is more worn than of yore, but has a softer expression. tree →

note

Old-fashioned and literary; used almost only in "of yore". Homophones: your, you're (in many accents), yaw. Spelling: y-o-r-e.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «yore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.