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Synonyms for Beforebɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊrbe·fore

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1. beforepreposition

   Synonyms:ahead, previously

   Antonyms:after

2. beforeadverb

   in advance of the time when

   I've never done this before.

   Synonyms:by, ahead, previously

   Antonyms:later, after

3. beforepreposition

   in advance

   He stood before me.

   Synonyms:ahead, in front of, previously

   Antonyms:after, behind

4. beforeconjunction

   In alphabetical order, cat comes before dog, canine before feline.

   Antonyms:after

5. beforeconjunction

   Synonyms:lest

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. before

   Synonyms:precedently, anteriorly, antecedently

   Antonyms:after, afterwards, subsequently, posteriorly, later, behind

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1. earlier, beforeadverb

   earlier in time; previously

   "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

   Synonyms:in the beginning, originally, ahead, to begin with, sooner, in front, earlier, in the first place, before

2. ahead, in front, beforeadverb

   at or in the front

   "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

   Synonyms:forwards, in front, ahead, in advance, earlier, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

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1. precedently

   plz help all languages most english language synonyms of precedently meaning is not work solve it.

   before synonymous precedently

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1. beforeprep.

   Synonyms:preceding

2. beforeprep.

   Synonyms:prior to, previous to

3. beforeprep.

   Synonyms:in the presence of, face to face with

4. beforeprep.

   Synonyms:near the front of, in front of

5. beforeadjective

   Synonyms:toward the front

6. beforeadjective

   Synonyms:in advance, farther onward

7. beforeadjective

   Synonyms:formerly, in time past, of old

8. beforeadjective

   Synonyms:hitherto, up to that time

9. beforeadjective

   Synonyms:above, in a former part

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1. beforeprep

   Synonyms:preceding, ahead of, anterior to, previously to, prior

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1. List of paraphrases for "before":

   prior, ago, ahead, earlier, previously, soon, front, former, advance, first, above, pre-, sooner, till, formerly, ante, avant, forward, beforehand, pre, prima, imam, przed, against

How to pronounce Before?

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Words popularity by usage frequency

ranking	word
#11	by
#83	first
#230	before
#529	against
#547	above
#794	front
#808	ago
#1052	soon
#1132	pre
#1289	prior
#1403	forward
#1753	former
#1837	advance
#2364	earlier
#2744	originally
#2800	ahead
#2846	previously
#4267	till
#6092	formerly
#10479	sooner
#13502	prima
#14661	avant
#17553	ante
#17670	forwards
#17966	lest
#18067	onwards
#21275	beforehand
#23486	onward
#24574	imam
#118277	anteriorly
#178516	przed

How to use Before in a sentence?

1. Kim Jong:

   We will make efforts to create good results by communicating closely, in order to make sure our agreement signed today before the entire world, will not end as just a beginning like previous agreements before today.

2. Brian Geery:

   I couldn't believe it, I'd never seen so much cash in my life before.

3. Irwin Edman:

   Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine.

4. Mayor Christopher Bobbitt:

   As I have said publicly before, hate has no home in Lawrence Township. As someone that has felt its sting, I know that bigotry exists and sadly will continue to exist but that doesn't mean that I give up. Instead I look to find allies that will help me fight the cancer of bigotry.

5. Denis Shulakov:

   By the end of the year we could see issuance in each other's currencies, there was no industrial need before for settlement and issuance in national currencies, but when you see the industrial logic and big projects then it's unstoppable.

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Translations for Before

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• قبل, أمامArabic
• преди да, пред, предварително, предиBulgarian
• rak, ragBreton
• davant, abansCatalan, Valencian
• předCzech
• forud, før, inden, tidligere, foran, hellereDanish
• vor, eher, zuvor, bevor, vorn, im Voraus, vorneGerman
• μπροστά σε, πριν, μπροστά απόGreek
• antaŭe, antaŭEsperanto
• ante, antes que, antes de, antesSpanish
• پیش از, قبلPersian
• aikaisemmin, edessä, ennen, aiemminFinnish
• áður, fyrrFaroese
• avant, avant que, devantFrench
• foarWestern Frisian
• roimheScottish Gaelic
• לפניHebrew
• पहले, से पहलेHindi
• előttHungarian
• առջև, առաջ, առջևումArmenian
• anteInterlingua
• sebelumIndonesian
• áður, fyrrIcelandic
• innanzi, prima, davantiItalian
• 前Japanese
• پێش, له‌مه‌وپێش, berîKurdish
• ante, prae, prōLatin
• muaMāori
• sebelumMalay
• quddiem, qabelMaltese
• foranNorwegian
• vóór, eerder dan, alvorens, op voorhand, vroeger, vooraf, voordat, voordien, voorheen, vooraleer, eerderDutch
• framanfor, føreNorwegian Nynorsk
• førNorwegian
• przedPolish
• na frente de, [[antes]] [[de]], primeiro, diante de, em frente a, ante, antesPortuguese
• avantRomansh
• înainte, dinainteRomanian
• до, раньше, заранее, прежде, передRussian
• pred, prijeSerbo-Croatian
• predSlovene
• paraAlbanian
• hellre, framför, innan, före, förr, förut, förrän, inför, tidigareSwedish
• awaliSwahili
• ముందు, ఎదర, ముందుగాలTelugu
• เมื่อก่อนThai
• önceTurkish
• ранішеUkrainian
• پہلےUrdu
• trước đây, đằng trước, trướcVietnamese
• divant, divant kiWalloon
• 之前Chinese

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