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[ bih-fawr, -fohr ] / bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR before ON THESAURUS.COM
prepositionprevious to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. in front of; ahead of; in advance of: his shadow advancing before him; She stood before the window. ahead of; in the future of; awaiting: The golden age is before us. in preference to; rather than: They would die before surrendering. in precedence of, as in order or rank: We put freedom before wealth. in the presence or sight of: to appear before an audience. less than; until: used in indicating the exact time: It's ten before three. under the jurisdiction or consideration of: He was summoned before a magistrate. confronted by; in the face of: Before such wild accusations, he was too stunned to reply. in the regard of: a crime before God and humanity. under the overwhelming influence of: bending before the storm. without figuring or deducting: income before deductions. adverbin front; in advance; ahead: The king entered with macebearers walking before. in time preceding; previously: If we'd known before, we'd have let you know. earlier or sooner: Begin at noon, not before. conjunctionprevious to the time when: Send the telegram before we go. sooner than; rather than: I will die before I submit. Origin of beforebefore 1000; Middle English beforen,Old English beforan, equivalent to beby1 + foran before (forefore1 + -an adv. suffix) ANTONYMS FOR before13 after, behind. 14 afterward. 15 later. SEE ANTONYMS FOR before ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby beforebefitting, beflag, beflowered, befog, befool, before, beforehand, before long, before the wind, beforetime, before you can say Jack Robinson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beforeBefore anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water. Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway. Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion? Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds|Lloyd Grove|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate. The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And then I met him before I started doing the impression of him when he was a guest on SNL for a moment. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST The latter would sometimes exclaim, before the agents and the heirs were fairly out of hearing, "I can't understand the thing!" I flourished it before him, and pointed with one hand to the broken desk, which he had not yet observed in his craven agitation. The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various It might have been before—I don't know whether she got married here, or she met him in Texas. Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy If things take the better turn, our condition will be surer and firmer than it was before. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle Mr. Langer nodded more decisively than before and plucked a second blade of grass. The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
British Dictionary definitions for before
conjunction (subordinating)earlier than the time when rather thanhe'll resign before he agrees to it prepositionpreceding in space or time; in front of; ahead ofstanding before the altar when confronted byto withdraw before one's enemies in the presence ofto be brought before a judge in preference toto put friendship before money adverbat an earlier time; previously; beforehand; in front Word Origin for beforeOld English beforan; related to Old Frisian befara, Old High German bifora Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with before
In addition to the idioms beginning with before - before long
- before the wind
- before you can say Jack Robinson
- before you know it
also see: - cart before the horse
- cast pearls before swine
- look before you leap
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to beforepreviously, ahead, since, back, sooner, ante, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, heretofore, past, previous, afore, aforetime, antecedently, anteriorly, in advance |