before (English)
Etymology
From - ang beforan, itself from be- + foran 'before' (from fore)
Pronunciation
- bĭfô', - /bI"fO:/
- bĭfôr', - /bəˈfɔːr/, /bi"fO:r/
Vitryska - fore
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Rhymes: ɔː(r)
Preposition
Earlier than (in time).
I want this done before Monday.
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In front of in space.
He stood before me.
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
''The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
In store for, in the future of (someone).
The period before us looks grim because of the economical crisis.
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
At a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking.
''An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, an amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
Synonyms
earlier than in time by, no later than
in front of in space ahead of, in_front_of
in front of according to an ordering system ahead of
Antonyms
earlier than in time after, later than
in front of in space behind
in front of according to an ordering system after
Translations
earlier than in time
Albanska - para
Arabiska - قبل
: Egyptian_Arabic - قبل|tr='abl|sc=Arab
Armenian - առաջ|tr=aṙaǰ
Bulgariska - преди
Catalan: abans de, abans que
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 以前|tr=...yǐqián|alt=...以前|sc=Hani, - 之前|tr=...zhīqián|alt=...之前|sc=Hani
Crimean_Tatar: aldı, aldında
Kroatiska - prije
Tjeckiska - před
Danska - før
Holländska - voor
Finska - ennen, aikaisemmin
Franska - avant
Tyska - bevor, vor
Grekiska - πριν
Hebrew: לפני (lifnê)
Hindiska - पहले
Ungerska - előtt
Isländska - áður, fyrr
Interlingua - ante
Italienska - prima, innanzi
Japanska - 前
Kurdish - berî
Latin - ante
Low_German - beför, - fördem, - fördęm, - er
Malaysiska - sebelum
Maltese: qabel
Norska - før
Old_English - ær|alt=ǣr|xs=Old English
Persiska - قبل
Polska - przed
Portuguese: antes de
Rumänska - înainte
Romansch - avant|xs=Romansch
Ryska - до, прежде
Slovenska - pred
Spanish: antes de
Svenska - före, innan
Telugu: ముందు (muMdu), ముందుగాల (muMdugaala)
Turkiska - önce
Urdu - پہلے|tr=... se pahle|alt=... سے پہلے|sc=ur-Arab
Vietnamese: trước, trước khi (+ clause)
West_Frisian - foar|xs=West Frisian
in front of in space
Albanska - para
Arabiska - قبل, أمام
Armenian - առջև|tr=aṙǰev, - առջևում|tr=aṙǰevum
Breton - rag|xs=Breton, - rak|xs=Breton
Bulgariska - пред
Catalan: davant
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 以前|tr=...yǐqián|alt=...以前|sc=Hani, - 之前|tr=...zhīqián|alt=...之前|sc=Hani
Kroatiska - pred
Tjeckiska - před
Danska - foran
Holländska - vóór
Finska - edessä
Franska - devant
Tyska - vor
Ungerska - előtt
Italienska - davanti, innanzi
Japanska - 前
Kurdish - پێش|sc=ku-Arab
Latin - pro|alt=prō, - ante, - prae
Maltese: quddiem, qabel
Norwegian_Bokmål - foran
Norwegian_Nynorsk - føre|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk, - framanfor|xs=Norwegian Nynorsk
Polska - przed
Portugisiska - ante, em frente a, na frente de, diante de
Rumänska - dinainte
Romansch - avant|xs=Romansch
Ryska - перед
Slovenska - pred
Spanish: ante, frente a, enfrente de
Svenska - framför, före, inför
Telugu: ముందు (muMdu), ఎదర (edara)
Vietnamese: trước, đằng_trước
in store for, in the future of
Bulgariska - пред
Holländska - voor
Low_German - för
Svenska - framför
under consideration, judgment, authority of
Bulgariska - пред
Holländska - voor
in front of according to an ordering system
Arabiska - قبل
Armenian - առաջ|tr=aṙaǰ
Bulgariska - пред
Catalan: abans
Chinese:
: Mandarin - 以前|tr=...yǐqián|alt=...以前|sc=Hani, - 之前|tr=...zhīqián|alt=...之前|sc=Hani
Tjeckiska - před
Danska - før, inden
Holländska - vóór
Finska - ennen
Franska - avant
Tyska - vor
Hebrew: לפני (lifnei)
Japanska - 前
Kurdish: پێش
Latin - ante
Low_German - för
Polska - przed
Ryska - перед
Slovenska - pred
Spanish: antes de
Svenska - före, framför
Telugu: ముందు (muMdu)
Vietnamese: trước, đằng_trước
at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
Bulgariska - пред
Dutch: vóór
Swahili - awali
br : a-raok, kent
id : belum|sebelum, pra～
io : ante (1), avan (2)
ia : ante
mnc : (onggolo)
sk : pred#Slovak|pred, predo#Slovak|predo
Adverb
-
at an earlier time
I've never done this before.
in advance
Synonyms
(at an earlier time): previously
(in advance): ahead
Antonyms
after
Derived terms
beforehand
beforetime
Translations
at an earlier time
Bulgariska - преди
Crimean_Tatar: aldında
Danska - før, tidligere
Holländska - voordien, eerder, voorheen, vroeger
Finska - aikaisemmin
Franska - avant
Tyska - zuvor
Italienska - prima
لهمهوپێش
Norska - før
Ryska - раньше
Scottish_Gaelic - roimhe|xs=Scottish Gaelic
Spanska - antes de
Svenska - förr, förut, tidigare
Thailändska - เมื่อก่อน
Vietnamesiska - trước đây
in advance
Bulgariska - предварително
Danska - forud
Holländska - op voorhand, vooraf
Finska - aiemmin
Tyska - eher, im Voraus
Ryska - заранее
Svenska - framför, före
Vietnamese: trước, đằng_trước
ang : ær|ǣr
sk : predtým
Conjunction
in advance of the time when
rather or sooner than
Synonyms
rather than lest
Translations
in advance of the time when
Bulgariska - преди да
Danska - før, inden
Dutch: voor, vooraleer, voordat, alvorens
Tyska - bevor
Svenska - förrän, innan
rather or sooner than
Bulgariska - преди
Danska - hellere
Dutch: eerder_dan
Tyska - bevor
Svenska - hellre
fr : avant_que
jbo : pu
References
Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
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