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Definición y significado de before
Definición
before (adv.)
1.earlier in time; previously"I had known her before" "as I said before" "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier" "her parents had died four years earlier" "I mentioned that problem earlier"
2.at or in the front"I see the lights of a town ahead" "the road ahead is foggy" "staring straight ahead" "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front" "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
3.at an earlier time or formerly"she had previously lived in Chicago" "he was previously president of a bank" "better than anything previously proposed" "a previously unquestioned attitude" "antecedently arranged"
before (prp.)
1.instead of and in priority to
"Honor before wealth."
"Why this one rather than another?"
"Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?"
"I would quit rather than do that."
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Merriam Webster
BeforeBe*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.
His angel, who shall go
Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. Milton.
2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
Before Abraham was, I am. John viii. 58.
Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. Swift.
☞ Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that. “Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.” John i. 48.
3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
The golden age . . . is before us. Carlyle.
4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
He that cometh after me is preferred before me. John i. 15.
The eldest son is before the younger in succession. Johnson.
5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
Abraham bowed down himself before the people. Gen. xxiii. 12.
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? Micah vi. 6.
6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. Ayliffe.
7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
The world was all before them where to choose. Milton.
Before the mast (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. -- Before the wind (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
BeforeBe*fore", adv.
1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14.
2. In advance. “I come before to tell you.” Shak.
3. In time past; previously; already.
You tell me, mother, what I knew before. Dryden.
4. Earlier; sooner than; until then.
When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. Shak.
☞ Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.
Sinónimos
before (adv.)
ahead, antecedently, at one time, earlier, ever, front, in advance, in front, previously, previous to, prior to
before (prp.)
ahead of, at the front of, in front of, on the front side of, rather than
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Ver también
before (adv.)
Frases
⇨ before (very) long • before Christ • before long • before midday • before seroconversion • before the birth of Christ • before/under one's very eyes • bring before • come before • day before • evening before • go before • take before
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action brought before an administrative court • action brought before the EC Court of Justice • detention before trial • equality before the law
Diccionario analógico
before (adv.)
antecedent[Adv.]
before (adv.)
foregoing[Dérivé]
before (adv.)
en avant (fr)[Classe]
before (adv.)
dans un temps passé (fr)[Classe]
before (prep.)
(espace) devant (fr)[Classe]
before (prep.)
(espace) devant (fr)[Classe]
(espace) en face de (fr)[Classe]
prép marquant la position relative (hiérarchie) (fr)[Classe]
before (prep.)
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