What does come before mean?

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come be·fore

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. precede, come beforeverb

    be the predecessor of

    "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

Wiktionary

  1. come beforeverb

    To appear publicly in front of someone superior.

  2. come beforeverb

    to be of greater importance (than)

  3. come beforeverb

    to be judged, decided or discussed by authority.

  4. come beforeverb

    To precede.

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  1. come before

    "Come before" is a phrasal verb or idiom which generally means to precede in time, order, or position. It refers to something or someone that exists or happens earlier or in front of something or someone else. It can also mean to be presented or considered by a person or group, such as a court or committee.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of come before in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of come before in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of come before in a Sentence

  1. Michaela Onyenwere:

    It's an honor knowing the players who have come before me, i couldn't have done it without my teammates and coaches who believed in me from the start.

  2. Adam Smith:

    I talked to( James Mattis), and he said he was perfectly willing to come before the House Armed Services Committee and talk to us, but the President Donald Trump administration said' no.' So he didn't. That's the big difference, the Biden people have told me that The Biden people're willing to let him.

  3. Maren Morris:

    I just want them all to know how much we love them back and just check out their music after this. It's Linda Martell, Yola, Mickey Guyton, Rissi Palmer, Brittney Spencer, Rhiannon Giddens, there are so many amazing Black women that pioneered and continue to pioneer this genre, and I know they're going to come after me, and they've come before me, but you've made this genre so, so beautiful. I hope you know that we see you. Thank you for making me so inspired as a singer in this genre.

  4. Kevin McCarthy:

    When youre talking about the removal of the president of the United States, undoing democracy, undoing what the American public had voted for, I think that individual should come before the committee.

  5. Aeschylus:

    The future you shall know when it has come before then forget it.

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