before

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Prep

1. Earlier than (in time).
2. In front of in space.
3. In the presence of.
4. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
5. In store for, in the future of (someone).
6. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
7. At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.

Adv

1. At an earlier time.
2. In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
3. At the front end.

Conj

1. In advance of the time when.
2. (informal) Rather or sooner than.

Συνώνυμα

in front of

previously

formerly

in front

first

1st

earlier

ahead

previous

ago

previous to

beforehand

prior to

until

prior

already

front

long ago

former

till

ahead of

earlier than

in the past

ere

in advance

toward

by

for

to

above

in ancient times

in the presence of

preceding

once

some time ago

in the old days

facing

at first

on

🔛

towards

aforetime

since

on the eve of

near

more than

the day before

than

not yet

beforetime

supra

sooner

in the presence

forth

past

forward

without

instead of

used to

while not yet

afore

under

former times

go before

from

just

erst

recently

ever

ahead of time

before it becomes

by the time

in public eye

previously day

that time ago

to somebody’s face

alongside of

before the eyes

previous to this

a long time before

inadvance

ahead last

past first

not later than

about

advance

after

against

a long time ago

antecedently

at

at the head

away

because of

before then

beyond

close to

early

east

erstwhile

fore

foregoing

from under

guide

hereinbefore

heretofore

in former times

in place of

in the beginning

in the face of

in time

just now

last

last time

lately

lead

never

never before

of old

old

🧓

one-time

onward

opposite

place

presence

short of

simultaneously

still

time

⌚

unseasonably

wait

yesterday

long time ago

a moment ago

and then

a while ago

back then

before one’s very eyes

come first

day before

in one’s way

in preference to

in presence of

not enough

sooner than

this side

bow down to

until then

whole

ex-

relative time

Με παύλα ως

be‧fore

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: before//bifore

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: beforan

Συγγενές με Saterfriesisch: befoar

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: bevor

In summary

Inherited from Middle English before／bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).

Προτάσεις

I never saw her before .

Δεν την είδα ποτέ πριν.

" It has been a good game ," he says before he dies .

"Ήταν ένα καλό παιχνίδι", λέει πριν πεθάνει.

Putting the cart before the horse .

Βάζοντας το καλάθι πριν από το άλογο.

The couple separated and reunited three times before they made a permanent break .

Το ζευγάρι χωρίστηκε και επανενώθηκε τρεις φορές πριν κάνουν ένα μόνιμο διάλειμμα.

Drew had also sung as a boy soprano before his voice broke .

Ο Drew είχε επίσης τραγουδήσει ως σοπράνο αγόρι πριν από τη φωνή του έσπασε.

In the months before his death , Hume , an alcoholic , had begun drinking again .

Τους μήνες πριν από το θάνατό του, ο Hume, ένας αλκοολικός, είχε αρχίσει να πίνει ξανά.