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before


Definition: Meaning of, before in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɪˈfɔː /

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  1. earlier than a particular event or action
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  2. so that something does not or cannot happen
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  3. used to say that something happens after a period of time
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  4. used to say that something must happen in order for something else to be possible
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  5. spoken used to warn someone that something bad will happen to them if they do not do something
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  6. used to emphasize that someone does not want to do something
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  1. earlier than something or someone
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  2. ahead of someone or something else in a list or order
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  3. used to say that something happens where it can be watched by people
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  4. used to say that someone or something comes to be judged or considered by a person or group of people
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  5. used to say that one thing or person is considered more important than another
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  6. formal in front of something or someone
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  7. if one place is before another place on a road or journey, the first place is nearer to you than the second, so you will reach it first
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  8. formal if there is a job or situation before you, you will have to do the job or face the situation
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  9. formal if a period of time is before you, it is about to start and you can do what you want during it
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  1. at an earlier time
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  2. the day/week/month etc before the previous day, week, month etc
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  3. old use ahead of someone or something else
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before used in phrases

  • Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (noun)
    1. especially in leveraged buyouts income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors
  • Night Before Christmas, The
    1. a poem by Clement Moore which contains many of the popular ideas and images that Americans think of about Santa Claus. It has been set to music, made into a television film, and appears printed in newspapers and magazines at Christmastime.
  • accessory before the fact (noun)
    1. a person who procures, advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
  • before Christ (adverb)
    1. before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born
  • before long (adverb)
    1. in the near future
  • day before yesterday (adverb)
    1. on the day before yesterday
  • equality before the law (noun)
    1. the right to equal protection of the laws
  • leg before wicket (adjective)
    1. without first hitting the bat cricket way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's pads instead
  • put the cart before the horse (verb)
    1. informal to do things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities
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