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Meaning of 'before'
Meaning of 'before' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Before 
[ adv.]
- On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the
front; -- opposed to in the rear. [ adv.]- In advance.
- In time past; previously; already.
- Earlier; sooner than; until then.
2. Before [ prep.]
- In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand
before the fire; before the house. [ prep.]- Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
- An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
- Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
- In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
- Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
- Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
Meaning of 'before' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. before [ r]
[ r]Meaning (1):
- earlier in time; previously
- earlier in time; previously
Example in sentence:
- 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 had known her before;
- I mentioned that problem earlier
Meaning (2):
- at or in the front
- at or in the front
Example in sentence:
- I see the lights of a town ahead;
- staring straight ahead;
- the road ahead is foggy;
- we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front;
- with the cross of Jesus marching on before
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