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before

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be·fore  (b-fôr, -fr)
adv.
1. Earlier in time: They called me the day before.
2. In front; ahead.
prep.
1. Previous to in time; earlier than.
2. In front of.
3. In store for; awaiting: The young man's whole life lies before him.
4. Into or in the presence of: She asked that the visitor be brought before her.
5. Under the consideration or jurisdiction of: The case is now before the court.
6. In a position superior to: The prince is before his brother in the line of succession.
conj.
1. In advance of the time when: See me before you leave.
2. Rather than; sooner than: I will die before I will betray my country.

[Middle English bifore, from Old English beforan; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

before
conj
1. earlier than the time when
2. rather than: she'll resign before she agrees to it
prep
1. preceding in space or time; in front of; ahead of: they stood before the altar
2. in the presence of: to be brought before a judge
3. in preference to: to put friendship before money
Adverb
1. previously
2. in front [Old English beforan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.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.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"

before
preposition 1. earlier than, ahead of, prior to, in advance of << OPPOSITE after
preposition 2. in front of, ahead of, in advance of, to the fore of
preposition 3. in the presence of, in front of
preposition 4. ahead of, in front of, in advance of
adverb 5. previously, earlier, sooner, in advance, formerly << OPPOSITE after
adverb 6. in the past, earlier, once, previously, formerly, at one time, hitherto, beforehand, a while ago, heretofore, in days or years gone by >> prefixes ante-, fore-, pre-
Translations
before [bɪˈfɔːʳ] prep (of time) → antes de;
(of space) → delante de
conjantes (de) que
adv (time) → antes;
(space) → delante, adelante;
before going → antes de marcharse;
before she goes → antes de que se vaya;
the week before → la semana anterior;
I've never seen it before → no lo he visto nunca

before [bɪˈfɔːʳ] prep (of time) → avant;
(of space) → devant
conjavant que + sub; avant de
advavant;
before going → avant de partir;
before she goes → avant qu'elle (ne) parte;
the week before → la semaine précédente or d'avant;
I've seen it before → je l'ai déjà vu;
I've never seen it before → c'est la première fois que je le vois

before [bɪˈfɔːʳ] prepvor +dat;
(with movement) → vor +acc
conjbevor
adv (time) → vorher;
(space) → davor;
before going → bevor er/sie etc geht/ging;
before she goes → bevor sie geht;
the week before → die Woche davor;
I've never seen it before → ich habe es noch nie gesehen

before [bɪˈfɔːʳ] prep (in time) → prima di;
(in space) → davanti a
conjprima che + sub; prima di
advprima;
before going → prima di andare;
before she goes → prima che vada;
the week before → la settimana prima;
I've seen it before → l'ho già visto;
I've never seen it before → è la prima volta che lo vedo

before
prep before [biˈfoː]
1 earlier than before the war; He'll come before very long. binnekort قَبْلَ преди před inden (be-)vor πριν, νωρίτερα από antes (de) enne پیش از؛ قبل ennen avant לִפְנֵי के आगे, के सामने prije előbb, előtt (időben) sebelum fyrir, áður prima, davanti ~より以前に ...전에 prieš drīz awal sebelum voor før, tidligere; om ikke lenge przed antes de înainte (de) до, перед pred pred pre före, inom kort ก่อน ...-den/dan önce, evvel 在...以前 перед, до پہلے ، پیشتر sớm hơn ...
2 in front of She was before me in the queue. voor أمام пред před foran; før vor μπροστά από delante (de), antes (de/que) ees در جلو؛ در مقابل edessä avant, devant לִפְנֵי के पहले ispred előtt (térben) di muka á undan davanti ~の前方に ...앞에 prieš, priešais priekšā; pa priekšu di depan voor foran przed à frente de în faţă, înaintea (...) перед, впереди pred pred ispred framför, före อยู่ข้างหน้า ...-in önünde 在...前面 перед سامنے đằng trước ...
3 rather than Honour before wealth. voor قَبْلَ ، سابِق لِ пред před før vor παρά antes que parem ... kui ترجیح mieluummin kuin avant וְלֹא के बजाय ispred inkább minthogy, előbb lebih baik á undan, fremur en prima di ~よりは $...에 우선하여 verčiau, negu drīzāk/ labāk ... nekā lebih daripada liever dan før, heller enn nad antes que înainte de скорее чем pred nad ispred hellre än มากกว่า ...-den önce/evvel, ...-den ise 與其...寧願 попереду سے بہتر hơn; thà... còn hơn 其...(
adv
earlier I've seen you before. tevore مِن قَبْل преди dříve før vorher πρωτύτερα, στο παρελθόν antes varem, enne زودتر؛ قبل از aikaisemmin déjà, auparavant לִפְנֵי כֵן, מִקוֹדֵם पहले prije, ranije korábban sebelumnya áður prima, già 以前に 전에 anksčiau agrāk; iepriekš sebelum ini eerder før, tidligere poprzednio antes (mai) înainte раньше, прежде predtým, skôr poprej ranije förut, tidigare ก่อนหน้านี้ daha önce 以前 раніше اس سے پہلے ، قبل ازیں trước đây
conj
earlier than the time when Before I go, I must phone my parents. Voordat قَبْلَ أن преди dřív než inden bevor προτού antes (de que) enne kui پیش از؛ زودتر از ennen kuin avant (de/que) לִפְנֵי के पहले prije mielőtt sebelum áður en prima di ~より前に ...하기 전에 prieš pirms; iekams sebelum voordat før (enn), innen zanim antes de înainte (de) прежде чем, до того как skôr ako preden pre nego innan ก่อนหน้านี้เมื่อ ...-den/dan önce, evvel 在...前 перш ніж اس سے پہلےکہ trước khi ...前
adv beˈforehand [-hand]
before the time when something else is done If you're coming, let me know beforehand. vooraf سَلَفا предварително předem på forhånd im voraus προκαταβολικά, εκ των προτέρων de antemano, previamente ette از قبل؛ جلوتر etukäteen d'avance מֵרֹאש पहले से prethodno előzőleg lebih dulu fyrir fram in anticipo あらかじめ 사전에 iš anksto iepriekš awal-awal vantevoren forhånd uprzednio de antemão dinainte заранее dopredu vnaprej unapred på förhand, i förväg ก่อนเวลา (daha)önceden, evvelden 預先 заздалегідь, наперед قبل از وقت trước


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