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Definition before

Etymology

From Middle English before (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (�before�), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (�front�). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (�before�), German Low German bev�r (�before�), German bevor (�before�).

Preposition

before

1. Earlier than (in time).
2. In front of in space.
3. In the presence of.
4. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
5. In store for, in the future of (someone).
6. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
7. At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.

Adverb

before (not comparable)

1. At an earlier time.
2. In advance.
3. At the front end.

Conjunction

before

1. In advance of the time when.
2. (informal) Rather or sooner than.

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