before
before definition
be·fore (bē fôr′, bi-)
adverb
- in advance; in front; ahead
- in the past; previously I've heard that song before
- at an earlier time; sooner come at ten, not before
- ahead of in time, space, order, rank, or importance
- located just to the front of he paused before the door
- in or into the sight, notice, presence, etc. of a thought flashed before her mind; he stood before his accuser
- being considered, judged, or decided by the matter before the committee
- earlier than; prior to he left before noon
- still to be reached, accomplished, etc. by the hardest task was before them
- in preference to; rather than to choose death before dishonor
conjunction
- earlier than the time that drop in before you go
- sooner than; rather than I'd die before I'd tell
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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