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Before is a preposition, an adverb and a conjunction. Before means earlier than the time or event mentioned: … Before as a preposition. We use before most commonly with noun phrases to refer to timed events: … Before, by, till, until.
- English (US)
BEFORE meaning: 1. at or during a time earlier than (the...
- Znaczenie Before, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
BEFORE definicja: 1. at or during a time earlier than (the...
- Simplified
BEFORE translate: 在…之前;以前, 直到…发生, 以前;从前, 在…前面，在…之前,...
- Before: Italian Translation
BEFORE translate: prima di, prima di, prima di, davanti a,...
- Before: Thai Translation
BEFORE translate: ก่อน, อยู่ข้างหน้า, มากกว่า, ก่อนหน้านี้,...
- Before: Polish Translation
BEFORE translate: przed, przed, przed, przed, przed, przed,...
- English (US)
used to say that somebody/something is ahead of somebody/something in an order or arrangement. Your name is before mine on the list. He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else). (rather formal) used to say that somebody/something is in a position in front of somebody/something.
"before that" is correct and can be used in written English. It can be used to refer to a time before some other event or action. For example: "I had done my homework for the day, before that I went for a walk.".
1. a (1) : forward of : in front of. stood before the fire. (2) : in the presence of. speaking before the conference. b. : under the jurisdiction or consideration of.
You use before when you are talking about time. For example, if something happened the day before a particular date or event, it happened during the previous day.
Before, by, till, until. If you have to do something before a certain point in time, then when that point arrives, the action must already be completed: I need to have the letter before Friday. (Friday is too late. I need it in advance of Friday.)
Definition of before preposition in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
