Before (IPA: /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/)
| Before (prep.) |
In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. |
| Before (prep.) |
Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that. |
| Before (prep.) |
An advance of; farther onward, in place or time. |
| Before (prep.) |
Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than. |
| Before (prep.) |
In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing. |
| Before (prep.) |
Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of. |
| Before (prep.) |
Open for; free of access to; in the power of. |
| Before (adv.) |
On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear. |
| Before (adv.) |
In advance. |
| Before (adv.) |
In time past; previously; already. |
| Before (adv.) |
Earlier; sooner than; until then. |
| Before |
Song |
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Album |
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Short story |
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Poem by Robert Browning |
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Painting by William Hogarth |
| Before Synonyms |
In Front, Ahead |
| Before Synonyms |
Earlier |
| Translations |
Before in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "˜They'll be in all our houses,' I said, ˜blackies of all colours, before the century's over. The new world belongs to Asia." - Anthony Burgess |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Moments before Shazia's firing)Sir Alan Sugar:Shazia.. .Shazia Wahab: Please..." - The Apprentice (UK) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Unless all coup perpetrators) are brought before the courts, Fiji cannot put to rest the ghosts of the coup. (7 May 2005)" - Koila Nailatikau |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ".. .from some distant memory as she stood there before you." - Charlie Sheen |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [After Yang punch Mercury in his legs, before he attack first] That what you get, you lit-"" - RWBY |
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