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Synonyms for before
bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊrbe·fore
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Wiktionary
beforepreposition
Synonyms:
ahead, previouslyAntonyms:
afterbeforeadverb
in advance of the time when
I've never done this before.
Synonyms:
by, ahead, previouslybeforepreposition
in advance
He stood before me.
Synonyms:
ahead, in front of, previouslybeforeconjunction
In alphabetical order, cat comes before dog, canine before feline.
Antonyms:
afterbeforeconjunction
Synonyms:
lest
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
before
Synonyms:
precedently, anteriorly, antecedentlyAntonyms:
after, afterwards, subsequently, posteriorly, later, behind
Princeton's WordNet
earlier, beforeadverb
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"
Synonyms:
in the beginning, originally, ahead, to begin with, sooner, in front, earlier, in the first placeahead, in front, beforeadverb
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"
Synonyms:
forwards, in front, ahead, in advance, earlier, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, forward, out front
Editors Contribution
precedently
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
beforeprep.
Synonyms:
precedingbeforeprep.
Synonyms:
prior to, previous tobeforeprep.
Synonyms:
in the presence of, face to face withbeforeprep.
Synonyms:
near the front of, in front ofbeforeadjective
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toward the frontbeforeadjective
Synonyms:
in advance, farther onwardbeforeadjective
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formerly, in time past, of oldbeforeadjective
Synonyms:
hitherto, up to that timebeforeadjective
Synonyms:
above, in a former part
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
beforeprep
Synonyms:
preceding, ahead of, anterior to, previously to, prior
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#11 | by | |
#83 | first | |
#230 | before | |
#529 | against | |
#547 | above | |
#794 | front | |
#808 | ago | |
#1052 | soon | |
#1132 | pre | |
#1289 | prior | |
#1403 | forward | |
#1753 | former | |
#1837 | advance | |
#2364 | earlier | |
#2744 | originally | |
#2800 | ahead | |
#2846 | previously | |
#4267 | till | |
#6092 | formerly | |
#10479 | sooner | |
#13502 | prima | |
#14661 | avant | |
#17553 | ante | |
#17670 | forwards | |
#17966 | lest | |
#18067 | onwards | |
#21275 | beforehand | |
#23486 | onward | |
#24574 | imam | |
#118277 | anteriorly | |
#178516 | przed |
How to use before in a sentence?
The Financial Assistance Program is very well monitored, every year before the funds are released the member associations have to submit the project where they want to spend this funding, a minimum 15 percent they must be able to allocate (to women's soccer projects) ... and we check that 15 percent is allocated before we give them more funding from the women's Football Development Program.
This has been known within the U.S. intelligence community for years. Although Iran and Al Qaeda are at odds in Syria and Yemen, the Iranian regime has allowed this 'core pipeline' to exist since well before Osama bin Laden's death.
Three minutes after the suspect entered the west building, there was a sufficient number of armed officers wearing body armor to isolate, distract and neutralize the subject, the only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111, and 112, was the on-scene commander, who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children.
And it was so great, because it felt safe and fun : you choreograph it like a stunt, or a dance, it's crazy to me that that hasn't been there in the past. I've done sex scenes before that I can't believe I did : it was only five or six years ago, but it would not be allowed now.
This is the new breed of politicians because of what Donald Trump has done. Donald Trump's opened that door. Before this, who would have ever elected somebody who said, on tape,' Grab'em by the pussy' ? Nobody ever would do that.
Translations for before
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- قبل, أمامArabic
- преди да, пред, предварително, предиBulgarian
- rak, ragBreton
- davant, abansCatalan, Valencian
- předCzech
- forud, før, inden, tidligere, foran, hellereDanish
- vor, eher, zuvor, bevor, vorn, im Voraus, vorneGerman
- μπροστά σε, πριν, μπροστά απόGreek
- antaŭe, antaŭEsperanto
- ante, antes que, antes de, antesSpanish
- پیش از, قبلPersian
- aikaisemmin, edessä, ennen, aiemminFinnish
- áður, fyrrFaroese
- avant, avant que, devantFrench
- foarWestern Frisian
- roimheScottish Gaelic
- לפניHebrew
- पहले, से पहलेHindi
- előttHungarian
- առջև, առաջ, առջևումArmenian
- anteInterlingua
- sebelumIndonesian
- áður, fyrrIcelandic
- innanzi, prima, davantiItalian
- 前Japanese
- پێش, لهمهوپێش, berîKurdish
- ante, prae, prōLatin
- muaMāori
- sebelumMalay
- quddiem, qabelMaltese
- foranNorwegian
- vóór, eerder dan, alvorens, op voorhand, vroeger, vooraf, voordat, voordien, voorheen, vooraleer, eerderDutch
- framanfor, føreNorwegian Nynorsk
- førNorwegian
- przedPolish
- na frente de, [[antes]] [[de]], primeiro, diante de, em frente a, ante, antesPortuguese
- avantRomansh
- înainte, dinainteRomanian
- до, раньше, заранее, прежде, передRussian
- pred, prijeSerbo-Croatian
- predSlovene
- paraAlbanian
- hellre, framför, innan, före, förr, förut, förrän, inför, tidigareSwedish
- awaliSwahili
- ముందు, ఎదర, ముందుగాలTelugu
- เมื่อก่อนThai
- önceTurkish
- ранішеUkrainian
- پہلےUrdu
- trước đây, đằng trước, trướcVietnamese
- divant, divant kiWalloon
- 之前Chinese
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