Meaning

2 senses

  1. In advance of the time when.

    Near-synonym: no later than

    Brush your teeth before you go to bed.

    bevor

    пре́жде чемpréžde čem, до того́, какdo tovó, kak

    перш ніжperš niž, до то́го, якdo tóho, jak

  2. (informal)Rather or sooner than.

    I'll die before I('ll) tell you anything about it.

    bevor

Examples

12205 sentences

  1. I had met him once before.

    Я зустрівся з ним одного разу раніше. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ уже однажды встречал его. — odexed

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  2. Please knock before you come in.

    Будь ласка, стукайте перед тим, як увійти. — deniko

    ruПожалуйста, стучите, прежде чем войти. — marafon

    deKlopfen Sie bitte vor dem Eintreten. — MUIRIEL

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  3. All men are equal before God.

    Усі люди рівні перед Богом. — anastasishko

    ruВсе люди равны перед Богом. — souris_qui_rit

    deVor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich. — Kerstin

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  4. I have seen that girl before.

    Я вже бачив цю дівчину раніше. — deniko

    ruЯ уже видел эту девочку раньше. — Hellerick

    deIch habe dieses Mädchen schon mal gesehen. — Zaghawa

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  5. I have read this book before.

    Я вже читав цю книжку раніше. — deniko

    ruЯ уже читал эту книгу. — marafon

    deIch habe dieses Buch früher schon mal gelesen. — Hans_Adler

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in advance of the time when:
Русский
By meaning 1
in advance of the time when:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in advance of the time when:

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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Forms

Synonyms

2 synonyms
no later thanas soon as

Antonyms

1 antonyms
afterB1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beetrootbefallbefitbeforehandC1befriendbefuddle

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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