before

preposition · adverb · conjunction · nounA2

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preposition

befob4be4

1.
Earlier than (in time).
I want this done before Monday.
Đồng nghĩa: by, no later than, previous to, prior to, ere
2.
In front of in space.
He stood before me.
We sat before the fire to warm ourselves.
Đồng nghĩa: ahead of, in front of
3.
In the presence of.
He performed before the troops in North Africa.
He spoke before a joint session of Congress.
4.
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
5.
In store for, in the future of (someone).
Your whole life is before you.
6.
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
Đồng nghĩa: ahead of
7.
At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, and amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

befob4

Superlative

be4

1.
(not comparable)At an earlier time.
I've never done this before.
This achievement far exceeded anything that had come before.
Đồng nghĩa: previously
2.
(literary, not comparable, poetic)(chiefly literary or poetic) In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
We walked behind while they went before.
Đồng nghĩa: ahead
3.
(not comparable, uncommon)At the front end.
Đồng nghĩa: in front

conjunction

befob4be4

1.
In advance of the time when.
Near-synonym: no later than
Brush your teeth before you go to bed.
Đồng nghĩa: no later than
2.
(informal)Rather or sooner than.
I'll die before I('ll) tell you anything about it.
Đồng nghĩa: as soon as

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

beforesbefob4be4

1.
Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment.
2.
(often, poetic, uncommon)(uncommon, often poetic) That which occurred or existed previously.
3.
(rare)A previous form or instance.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

byno later thanprevious toprior toereahead ofin front ofpreviously aheadin frontas soon asante

Trái nghĩa

afterlater thanbehindafter#Conjunction

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

Middle English before//bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (before), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (front). Cognate with befoar, bevör, bevor.