before
Earlier thanEarlier than (in time).
» I had met him once before.
Я уже однажды встречал его.
Я зустрівся з ним одного разу раніше.
Meaning
7 sensesEarlier than (in time).
I want this done before Monday.
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доdo, пре́ждеpréžde, пе́редpéred
доdo, пе́редpéred
In front of in space.
He stood before me.
We sat before the fire to warm ourselves.
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пе́редpéred, предpred
пе́редpéred
In the presence of.
He performed before the troops in North Africa.
He spoke before a joint session of Congress.
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Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
In store for, in the future of (someone).
Your whole life is before you.
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
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пе́редpéred
At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, and amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
Examples
12205 sentencesI had met him once before.
Я зустрівся з ним одного разу раніше.
ruЯ уже однажды встречал его.
Please knock before you come in.
Будь ласка, стукайте перед тим, як увійти.
ruПожалуйста, стучите, прежде чем войти.
deKlopfen Sie bitte vor dem Eintreten.
All men are equal before God.
Усі люди рівні перед Богом.
ruВсе люди равны перед Богом.
deVor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich.
I have seen that girl before.
Я вже бачив цю дівчину раніше.
ruЯ уже видел эту девочку раньше.
deIch habe dieses Mädchen schon mal gesehen.
I have read this book before.
Я вже читав цю книжку раніше.
ruЯ уже читал эту книгу.
deIch habe dieses Buch früher schon mal gelesen.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
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