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Meanings of before in English

Portuguese
dantes

At a time before that.

dantes
Portuguese
em presença de
Spanish
delante

In front of in space.

em presença de
Russian
до
Portuguese
antes
Spanish
antes

Qualifies something (inception or end of a thing, event, or date) as happening previously to another thing.

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Usage of before in English
1
I believe I had that question last year or the year before.
The Guardian
2
However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
3
As I said before, for example... Take Israeli foreign policy for example.
The new yorker
4
Last year, she took three days; the year before, it was seven.
The Guardian
5
The line I remember was 'Change before they change you.' Autonomy, right?
Up in the air
6
Of course; he'd probably never seen a city in this state before.
Anvil Gate
7
Those issues are likely to come before the court in future cases.
Reuters
8
Of course, I'd known Amelia's problem before she'd said it out loud.
All together dead
9
Yet last year, Scotland generated less renewable electricity than the year before.
The Guardian
10
Nuclear power produced nearly 30 percent of Japan's electricity before the crisis.
Reuters
11
I'd seen almost exactly the same thing happen once before, years ago.
Turn coat
12
The case opened yesterday before Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill and continues today.
The Irish Times
13
So the situation is a bit different from before the Lehman crisis.
Reuters
14
A great deal, however, could happen to upset that plan before 2021.
The Guardian
15
Right before a key event, a key vote, or a key decision.
Wired
16
Discussing major changes to criminal law with the new act before parliament.
Radio NZ
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Translations for before
Russian
до
Before through the time
Before across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
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