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Preposition
/biˈfôr/,
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During the period of time preceding (a particular event, date, or time),
  1. During the period of time preceding (a particular event, date, or time)
    • - she had to rest before dinner
    • - the day before yesterday
    • - before the war
    • - they lived rough for four days before they were arrested
    • - it wasn't long before I had my first bite
    • - his playing days had ended six years before
    • - it's never happened to me before
  2. In front of
    • - Matilda stood before her, panting
    • - the patterns swam before her eyes
    • - trotting through the city with guards running before and behind
  3. In front of and required to answer to (a court of law, tribunal, or other authority)
    • - he could be taken before a magistrate for punishment
    • - a fall in the number of cases brought before the courts
  4. In preference to; with a higher priority than
    • - a woman who placed duty before all else
    • - they would die before they would cooperate with each other
  1. earlier: 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"
  2. ahead: 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"
  3. "Before" is a short story by Gael Baudino written deliberately in a style similar to William Faulkner's: the foreword to the story says, "the sometimes strange syntax and editorial elisions are intentional in this homage to Faulkner. ...
  4. "Before" is a single by UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys released as the first single from the group's 1996 album Bilingual. The single, upon its release, peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it reached #1 on the U.S. ...
  5. at an earlier time; in advance; in advance of the time when; rather or sooner than; Earlier than (in time); In front of in space; Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone); In store for, in the future of (someone); In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items; At a ...
  6. DNA hybridization the complementary strands have a high relative potential energy; after hybridization the molecules are non-covalently bound and in a lower energy state.
  7. Forward or in front of; before the mast.
  8. and after are old English words. Sometimes they are replaced by Latin words:
  9. becomes (combining both of the above) b4
  10. returning any goods back to our Hong Kong office, products first need to receive a return authorization (RA) number. Doing otherwise,  miniDSP Ltd deserves the right to not process your return.
  11. antenatal = before the birth of a baby
  12. triggers are executed if the transaction is accepted by its start conditions. The before triggers usually check the posted data or change it, making it suitable for the SQL transaction generation. ...
  13. withdrawals begin, if the market value is greater than the Remaining GWB, we increase the GWB Base Amount, GWB Adjusted Base Amount and Remaining GWB to the GWB Class Value (market value) and the GWA is recalculated at 5% based on the new GWB Adjusted Base Amount.
  14. the Booty Camp® class, Ms. Wendy provides children and parents with the information they need in order to achieve their toilet training goals.
  15. What lies ahead; in front of.
  16. mae, osaki ni, konoaida
  17. alģa, biyaģıça, ertdеça
  18. (Pre-) Tax Dollars--Money contributed to a tax-deferred savings plan (e.g., 401(k) and some IRAs) that you do not have to pay income tax on until withdrawal at a future date.
  19. پہلے ۔ پیشتر ۔ سابق میں
  20. Name of BEFORE procedure to call for each item on this screen
  21. pro/teroj, -h, -on (L&S)