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1. (prep.) before
previous to; earlier than:
Call me before noon.
2. before
in front or ahead of:
She stood before the window.
3. before
awaiting:
The golden age is before us.
4. before
in preference to; rather than:
They would die before surrendering.
5. before
in precedence of, as in order or rank:
We put freedom before wealth.
6. before
in the presence or sight of:
to appear before an audience.
7. before
under the consideration or jurisdiction of:
summoned before a magistrate.
8. before
in the face of:
Before such wild accusations, he was speechless.
9. before
in the regard of:
a crime before God and humanity.
10. (adv.) before
in time preceding; previously:
We've met before.
11. before
earlier or sooner.
12. before
in front; in advance; ahead.
13. (conj.) before
previous to the time when:
See me before you go.
14. before
sooner than; rather than:
I will die before I submit.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME beforen, OE beforan=beby1+foran before (der. of forefore1)
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| Definition of 'Before' |
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1. (adverb) earlier, before
earlier in time; previously
"I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
2. (adverb) ahead, in front, before
at or in the front
"I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
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1. (preposition) before
≠ after
We ate before 8:00.; Dan got there before us.
2. before
≠ behind
Three comes before four.
3. before
more important than
My family and friends come before my job.; She puts her career before anything else.
4. before
in a position that you come to earlier than sth
Just before the stop sign, you'll see a driveway.
5. before
in a place with sb who is watching or considering; = in front of
They brought the case before the judge.; The band performs before huge audiences.
6. before
in a position in front of
standing before the doors of the church
7. (conjunction) before
earlier than
Call me before you leave.
8. before
until
It was a long time before we saw him again.
9. before
indicates a warning
You better go before he gets mad.
10. before
before you know it
more quickly than you expect
She'll be all grown up before you know it.
11. (adverb) before
at an earlier time; = already
She hadn't seen it before.; We had talked the day before.
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| Definition of 'Before' |
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1. (adverb) Before
on the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear
2. (adverb) Before
in advance
3. (adverb) Before
in time past; previously; already
4. (adverb) Before
earlier; sooner than; until then
5. Before
in front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house
6. Before
preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that
7. Before
an advance of; farther onward, in place or time
8. Before
prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than
9. Before
in presence or sight of; face to face with; facing
10. Before
under the cognizance or jurisdiction of
11. Before
open for; free of access to; in the power of
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Sense: earlier than
before the war; He'll come before very long.
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 Afrikaans: binnekort |
 Arabic: قَبْلَ |
 Bulgarian: преди |
 Brazilian: antes de |
 Czech: před |
 German: (be-)vor |
 Danish: inden |
 Greek: πριν, νωρίτερα από |
 Spanish: antes (de) |
 Estonian: enne |
 Farsi: پیش از؛ قبل |
 Finnish: ennen |
 French: avant |
 Hebrew: לִפְנֵי |
 Hindi: के आगे, के सामने |
 Croatian: prije |
 Hungarian: előbb, előtt (időben) |
 Indonesian: sebelum |
 Icelandic: fyrir,áður |
 Italian: prima, davanti |
 Japanese: ～より以前に |
 Korean: …전에, 더 일찍 |
 Lithuanian: prieš |
 Latvian: drīz |
 Malay: awal sebelum |
 Dutch: voor |
 Norwegian: før, tidligere; om ikke l |
 Polish: przed |
 Persian: پیش از؛ قبل |
 Portuguese: antes de |
 Romanian: înainte (de) |
 Russian: до, перед |
 Slovak: pred |
 Slovenian: pred |
 Serbian: pre |
 Swedish: före, inom kort |
 Thai: ก่อน |
 Turkish: ...-den/danönce, evvel |
 Taiwanese: 在...以前 |
 Ukrainian: перед, до |
 Urdu: پہلے ، پیشتر |
 Vietnamese: sớm hơn |
 Chinese: 在...以前 |
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