before

Significado (Inglés)

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. (not-comparable) At an earlier time.
2. (literary, not-comparable, poetic) In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
3. (not-comparable, uncommon) At the front end.

Conj

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

Noun

1. Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment.
2. (often, poetic, uncommon) That which occurred or existed previously.
3. (rare) A previous form or instance.

Conceptos

antes

antes de

delante

ante

anteriormente

antes de que

delante de

antes que

adelante

enfrente de

frente a

otrora

anterior

antiguamente

hacer

ya

hacia adelante

por delante

previo

adelante de

antaño

Opuesto a

after, later than, behind

Sinónimos

in front of

previously

formerly

in front

first

1st

earlier

ahead

previous

ago

prior to

beforehand

previous to

until

prior

already

front

ahead of

till

earlier than

long ago

former

ere

by

in advance

in the past

toward

preceding

above

in ancient times

in the presence of

to

for

some time ago

once

in the old days

at first

facing

aforetime

since

on

🔛

towards

near

on the eve of

erst

sooner

supra

ahead of time

recently

than

past

Traducciones

avant

vor

prima

devant

voor

bevor

vorher

auparavant

avant que

ante

davanti

abans

antes de

innanzi

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: before//bifore

Heredado de inglés antiguo: beforan

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: befoar

Cognado con alemán: 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”).

Oraciones

I never saw her before .

Nunca la vi antes.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Nunca antes vi esto en mi vida.

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

"Ha sido un buen juego", dice antes de morir.

Putting the cart before the horse .

Poniendo el carro delante del caballo.

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

Drew también había cantado cuando era un niño soprano antes de que su voz se rompiera.

She really thinks we should prioritize our health and safety before worrying the finances .

Ella realmente cree que deberíamos priorizar nuestra salud y seguridad antes de preocupar a las finanzas.