How to pronounce “before”

Meaning

• [Preposition]
• Earlier than (in time).
• In front of in space.
• In the presence of.
• Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
• In store for, in the future of (someone).
• In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
• At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
• [Adverb]
• At an earlier time.
• (chiefly literary or poetic) In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
• (uncommon) At the front end.
• [Conjunction]
• In advance of the time when.
• (informal) Rather or sooner than.
• [Noun]
• Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment.
• (uncommon, often poetic) That which occurred or existed previously.
• (rare) A previous form or instance.

Practice Nearby Words

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