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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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                    Russian
                    до
                    Before through the time
                    Before across language varieties
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                    Common
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                    Common
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