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- Dictionarybefore/bɪˈfɔː/
adverb
- 1. during the period of time preceding a particular event or time: "my playing days had ended six years before" Similar
- 2. in front of someone or something: archaic "they began trotting through the city with guards running before and behind"
conjunction
- 1. in advance of the time when: "they lived rough for four days before they were arrested"
- 2. in preference to (doing a particular thing): "they would die before they would cooperate with each other"
preposition
- 1. during the period of time preceding (a particular event or time): "she had to rest before dinner" Similar Opposite
- 2. in front of: "Matilda stood before her, panting" Similar
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