English

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Etymology
OE. beforan

Pronunciation
(RP): bĭfô', /bɪ�f��/, /<tt>bI"fO:</tt>/
(US): bĭfôr', /bi�fo�r/, /bɪ�f��r/, /<tt>bI"fO:r</tt>/
audio|en-us-before.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes:English:-��(r)|Rhymes: -��(r)
Hyphenation: be&middot;fore

Preposition
en-prep

1. Earlier than (in time).

#: I want this done before Monday.

1. In front of in space.

#: He stood before me.

1. In front of, according to system of ordering items.

#: In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog".

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
trans-top|earlier than in time
Albanian: para
Arabic: Arab|�ب�
Armenian: Õ¶Õ¡Õ­ (nakh)
Catalan: abans de, abans que
Crimean Tatar: aldı, aldında
Chinese: �� (zhīqián)
Croatian: prije
Czech: p�ed
Danish: før
Dutch: voor
Finnish: ennen, aikaisemmin
French: avant
German: bevor, vor
Hebrew: �פנ� (lifnê)
Hungarian: el�tt
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Italian: prima , innanzi
Kurdish: t|ku|berî
Maltese: qabel
Old English: ær|ǣr
Polish: przed
Portuguese: antes de
Romanian: înainte
Romansch: avant
Russian: до (do), п�ежде (préžde)
Slovene: pred
Spanish: antes de
Swedish: före, innan
Telugu: మ��ద� (muMdu), మ��ద��ాల (muMdugaala)
Vietnamese: trư�c, trư�c khi (+ clause)
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trans-top|in front of in space
Albanian: para
Arabic: Arab|�ب�, Arab|أ�ا�
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡Õ»Õ¶Õ¥Ö�Õ¸Ö�Õ´ (arrachneroom)
Breton: rag, rak
Catalan: davant
Chinese: �� (zhīqián)
Croatian: pred
Czech: p�ed
Danish: foran
Dutch: voor
Finnish: edessä
French: devant
German: vor
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Hungarian: el�tt
Italian: davanti, innanzi
Japanese: � (��, mae)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ش
Maltese: quddiem, qabel
Polish: przed
Romanian: dinainte
Romansch: avant
Russian: пе�ед (péred)
Slovene: pred
Spanish: ante, frente a, enfrente de
Swedish: framför, före
Telugu: మ��ద� (muMdu), �దర (edara)
Vietnamese: trư�c, �ằng trư�c
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trans-top|in front of according to an ordering system
Arabic: Arab|�ب�
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¼Õ¡Õ» (arrach)
Catalan: abans
Chinese: �� (zhīqián)
Czech: p�ed
Danish: før, inden
Dutch: voor
Finnish: ennen
French: avant
trans-mid
German: vor
Hebrew: �פנ� (lifnei)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�ش
Polish: przed
Russian: пе�ед (péred)
Slovene: pred
Spanish: antes de
Swedish: före, framför
Telugu: మ��ద� (muMdu)
Vietnamese: trư�c, �ằng trư�c
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton: a-raok, kent
ttbc|Bulgarian: п�еди
ttbc|Indonesian: belum|sebelum, pra�
ttbc|Ido: ante (1), avan (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: ante
ttbc|Manchu: (onggolo)
ttbc|Slovak: pred#Slovak|pred, predo#Slovak|predo

Adverb
before

1. at an earlier time

#: I've never done this before.

1. in advance

Synonyms
(at an earlier time): previously
(in advance): ahead

Translations
trans-top|at an earlier time
Crimean Tatar: aldında
Danish: før, tidligere
Dutch: voordien, eerder
German: zuvor
French: avant
trans-mid
Finnish: aikaisemmin
German: zuvor
Kurdish: KUchar|�������پ�ش
Russian: �ан��е (rán'še)
Swedish: förr, förut, tidigare
Vietnamese: trư�c �ây
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trans-top|in advance
Danish: forud
Dutch: op voorhand
German: eher, im Voraus
trans-mid
Finnish: aiemmin
Russian: за�анее (zarán'eje)
Swedish: framför, före
Vietnamese: trư�c, �ằng trư�c
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Old English: ær|ǣr
ttbc|Slovak: predtým

Derived terms
beforehand

Related terms
prior

Conjunction
before

1. in advance of the time when
2. informal rather or sooner than

Synonyms
sense|rather than lest

Translations
trans-top|in advance of the time when
Danish: før, inden
Dutch: voor, vooraleer
trans-mid
German: bevor
Swedish: förrän, innan
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trans-top|rather or sooner than
Danish: hellere
Dutch: eerder dan
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German: bevor
Swedish: hellre
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English prepositions
Category:Time

ar:before
da:before
de:before
et:before
el:before
fa:before
fr:before
gl:before
hy:before
io:before
it:before
kk:before
ku:before
hu:before
ja:before
pl:before
pt:before
simple:before
fi:before
ta:before
te:before
vi:before
tr:before
uk:before
zh:before

• 2007-12-29 14:12 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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