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Before Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Before? [adv] 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" [adv] 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 \| Synonyms for Before: ahead \| earlier \| in front Related Terms \| Find terms related to Before: above \| aforetime \| ahead \| ahead of time \| already \| ante \| before all \| before now \| beforehand \| beforetime \| betimes \| by choice \| by election \| by vote \| confronting \| earlier \| early \| ere \| ere then \| erenow \| erewhile \| erst \| erstwhile \| facing \| first \| fore \| foremost \| foresightedly \| formerly \| forward \| headmost \| hereinabove \| hereinbefore \| heretofore \| historically \| hitherto \| in advance \| in advance of \| in anticipation \| in anticipation of \| in front \| in front of \| in preference \| in preference to \| in preparation for \| in the forefront \| in the foreground \| in the front \| in the future \| in the lead \| in the past \| in times past \| once \| only yesterday \| or ever \| preceding \| precociously \| preferably \| prehistorically \| previous \| previous to \| previously \| prior to \| priorly \| rather \| rather than \| recently \| sooner \| sooner than \| supra \| then \| theretofore \| till \| to \| to come \| to the fore \| to the front \| until \| up ahead \| up to \| whilom \| yesterday \| yet See Also \| Before In Webster's Dictionary \Before"\, 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. Note: 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. \Before"\, 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. Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.

Before Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Before?

[adv] 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"
[adv] 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 | Synonyms for Before: ahead | earlier | in front

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Before In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*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.

Note: 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.


\Be*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.

Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,
      before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.

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