BEFORE
Dictionary entry overview: What does before mean? • BEFORE (adverb)
The adverb BEFORE has 2 senses:
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front
Familiarity information: BEFORE used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BEFORE (adverb)
Meaning:
Earlier in time; previously
Synonyms:
before; earlier
Context examples:
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
Meaning:
At or in the front
Synonyms:
ahead; in front; before
Context examples:
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
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