Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Tofore To·fore′ (to͝o·fōr′), To·forn′ (to͝o·fôrn′), prep. & adv. [AS. tōforan. See To, prep., Fore.] Before. [Obs.] Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy. Chaucer. Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! Shak. ‹ Toffee Toft ›