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# yore

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

«yore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Yore means long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x1)
- Castles of yore had thick stone walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x2)
- Grandpa likes to tell stories of yore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x3)
- The town still holds a fair, just as in days of yore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x4)
- Heroes of yore were remembered in songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x5)
- It sounds like something from the days of yore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x6)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yore.html) on Mova free.