before

before: before [bē fôr′, bifôr′]

adv.

[ME biforen < OE beforan < be-, BY + foran,FORE]

1. in advance; in front; ahead

2. in the past; previously [I've heard that song before]

3. at an earlier time; sooner [come at ten, not before]

prep.

1. ahead of in time, space, order, rank, or importance

2. located just to the front of [he paused before the door]

3. in or into the sight, notice, presence, etc. of [a thought flashed before her mind; he stood before his accuser]

4. being considered, judged, or decided by [the matter before the committee]

5. earlier than; prior to [he left before noon]

6. still to be reached, accomplished, etc. by [the hardest task was before them]

7. in preference to; rather than [to choose death before dishonor]

conj.

1. earlier than the time that [drop in before you go]

2. sooner than; rather than [I'd die before I'd tell]

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Before — Be*fore , prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be + foran, fore, before. See {Be }, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. [1913 Webster] His angel, who shall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before — «Before» Сингл Pet Shop Boys из альбома Bilingual Выпущен 22 апреля, 1996 года Формат CD Записан 1995 Жанр Электро … Википедия
before — before, ahead, forward are comparable when they mean in advance, especially in place or in time. Before is more commonly used in reference to time than to place. Its most frequent implication is previousness or priority {I have heard that before} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Before — Be*fore , adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; opposed to {in the rear}. [1913 Webster] The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. In advance. I come before to tell you. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
before — be·fore prep 1: in the presence of then personally appeared before me 2: to be judged or acted on by a case before the court a bill coming up before Congress Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 19 … Law dictionary
Before Me — Studioalbum von Gladys Knight Veröffentlichung 2006 Label Verve … Deutsch Wikipedia
before — O.E. beforan before, in front of, in the presence of, in former times, from P.Gmc. *bi by + *forana from the front, adverbial derivative of *fora (see FOR (Cf. for)). Cf. O.Fris. bifara, O.S. biforan, O.H.G. bifora, Ger. bevor. Contrasting … Etymology dictionary
before — [adv] earlier afore, aforetime, ahead, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, back, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, gone by, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, past, precendently,… … New thesaurus
before — ► PREPOSITION , CONJUNCTION , & ADVERB 1) during the period of time preceding. 2) in front of. 3) in preference to; rather than. ORIGIN Old English, from BY(Cf. ↑by) + FORE(Cf. ↑fore) … English terms dictionary
before — be|fore1 W1S1 [bıˈfo: US ˈfo:r] conj 1.) earlier than a particular event or action ≠ ↑after ▪ Say goodbye before you go. ▪ I saw her a few days before she died. see usage note ↑ago 2.) so that something does not or cannot happen ▪ Put that money… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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