afora

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See also: aforá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese afora, from a- +‎ fora. Compare Spanish afuera, French dehors.

Adverb

afora (not comparable)

  1. out; outwards
    Segui Maria porta afora. ― I followed Maria out the door.
  2. through; along (spatial)
    Andei pela estrada afora. ― I walked along the road.
    Viajei pelo país afora. ― I travelled through the country.
  3. throughout (temporal)
    Li livros noite afora. ― I read books throughout the night.
  4. externally

Preposition

afora

  1. except, besides
    Synonyms: exceto, menos, salvo, a não ser
    Todos falaram, afora ela. ― Everybody talked, except for her.
  2. unless
Usage notes

Sometimes confused with the homophone a fora (“outside”):

  • “Procurei de dentro a fora de casa.” – “I searched the house from the inside to the outside.”

Etymology 2

Verb

afora

  1. inflection of aforar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

afora

  1. inflection of aforar (“to gauge, to measure”):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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