ALL meanings of before
be·fore
B b - preposition before If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event. 3
- preposition before Before is also a conjunction. 3
- preposition before If you do one thing before doing something else, you do it earlier than the other thing. 3
- adverb before You use before when you are talking about time. For example, if something happened the day before a particular date or event, it happened during the previous day. 3
- adverb before Before is also a preposition. 3
- conjunction before If you do something before someone else can do something, you do it when they have not yet done it. 3
- adverb before If someone has done something before, they have done it on a previous occasion. If someone has not done something before, they have never done it. 3
- conjunction before If there is a period of time or if several things are done before something happens, it takes that amount of time or effort for this thing to happen. 3
- conjunction before If a particular situation has to happen before something else happens, this situation must happen or exist in order for the other thing to happen. 3
- preposition before If someone is before something, they are in front of it. 3
- preposition before If you tell someone that one place is a certain distance before another, you mean that they will come to the first place first. 3
- preposition before If you appear or come before an official person or group, you go there and answer questions. 3
- preposition before If something happens before a particular person or group, it is seen by or happens while this person or this group is present. 3
- preposition before If you have something such as a journey, a task, or a stage of your life before you, you must do it or live through it in the future. 3
- preposition before When you want to say that one person or thing is more important than another, you can say that they come before the other person or thing. 3
- conjunction before earlier than the time when 3
- conjunction before rather than 3
- preposition before preceding in space or time; in front of; ahead of 3
- preposition before when confronted by 3
- preposition before in the presence of 3
- preposition before in preference to 3
- adverb before at an earlier time; previously; beforehand; in front 3
- adverb before in advance; in front; ahead 3
- adverb before in the past; previously 3
- adverb before at an earlier time; sooner 3
- preposition before ahead of in time, space, order, rank, or importance 3
- preposition before located just to the front of 3
- preposition before in or into the sight, notice, presence, etc. of 3
- preposition before being considered, judged, or decided by 3
- preposition before earlier than; prior to 3
- preposition before still to be reached, accomplished, etc. by 3
- preposition before in preference to; rather than 3
- conjunction before earlier than the time that 3
- conjunction before sooner than; rather than 3
- noun before at an earlier time than 1
- preposition before earlier than 1
- preposition before preceding in order 1
- adverb before in the past 1
- adverb before earlier, sooner 1
- adverb before ahead, in front 1
- preposition before in front of 1
- preposition before awaiting, in future 1
- preposition before preceding in rank 1
- preposition before in sight of 1
- preposition before in the jurisdiction of 1
- preposition before in the face of 1
- preposition before in the presence of and answering to 1
- preposition before without considering 1
- preposition before previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 1
- preposition before in front of; ahead of; in advance of: his shadow advancing before him; She stood before the window. 1