• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ra

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

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

afora

1. except, besides

   Synonyms: exceto, menos, salvo, a não ser

   Todos falaram, afora ela. ― Everybody talked, except for her.

2. unless

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.”

afora

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

afora

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