beforetime

be·fore·time

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-fawr-tahym, -fohr-]
- /bɪˈfɔrˌtaɪm, -ˈfoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-fawr-tahym, -fohr-]
- /bɪˈfɔrˌtaɪm, -ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of beforetime word

adverb beforetime formerly 3
adverb beforetime formerly. 1
adverb beforetime (archaic) Formerly, previously. 0

See all 3 definitions of beforetime

Information block about the term

Origin of beforetime

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

First recorded in 1250-1300, beforetime is from the Middle English word bifor time. See before, time

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Beforetime

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beforetime

beforetime popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

beforetime usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for beforetime

adv beforetime

already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.

All 8 Synonyms of beforetime