before
Meaning of before
adverb
- during the period of time preceding a particular event or time.
my playing days had ended six years before
it's never happened to me before
- in front of someone or something.
they began trotting through the city with guards running before and behind
- in advance of the time when.
they lived rough for four days before they were arrested
it wasn't long before I dozed off
- in preference to (doing a particular thing).
they would die before they would cooperate with each other
- during the period of time preceding (a particular event or time).
she had to rest before dinner
the day before yesterday
before the war
- in front of.
Matilda stood before her, panting
the patterns swam before her eyes
- in preference to; rather than.
a skilled warrior who places duty before all else
Old English beforan (see by, fore), of Germanic origin; related to German bevor .
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Hyphenation of before
be-fore
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- before is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
before synonyms
Meaning earlier:
Meaning ahead:
Meaning at a previous or earlier time; before:
Meaning in the past; in earlier times:
Meaning until now or until the point in time under discussion:
Meaning before now:
Meaning in preference to:
Meaning extending directly upwards from:
before antonyms
Meaning at a later or future time; afterwards:
Translation of before
- Italian: prima, precedentemente, davanti, innanzi
- French: avant, précédemment, auparavant, devant
- Portuguese: antes, adiante
- Spanish: antes, previamente, precedentemente, delante, ante, adelante
- German: zuvor, vorher, davor, vor, bevor
Words that rhyme with before
fore, Pinafore, Viafore, afore, pinafore, herebefore, herefore, hereinbefore, pinbefore, therebefore, therefore, thereinbefore, wherefore, Balfore, Telfore, Profore, heretofore, theretofore, tofore, Warfore
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