before

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

avant

devant

auparavant

avant que

avant de

antérieurement

précédemment

autrefois

tout à l’heure

à

au lieu de

au préalable

dans le passé

sur

🔛

anciennement

voordien

tôt

précedent

ante

diante

antérieur

en avant

en face

en face de

face à

nous

précédent

premier

1st

tête

tu

vous

y avoir

ci-dessus

dans le temps

d’avant

ce côté

Opposé de

after, later than, behind

Synonymes

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

Traductions

vor

prima

antes

voor

bevor

antes de

vorher

ante

delante

davanti

abans

antes de

ante

innanzi

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: before//bifore

Hérité de ancien anglais: beforan

Appartenant à saterlandais: befoar

Appartenant à allemand: 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”).

Phrases

I never saw her before .

Je ne l'ai jamais vue auparavant.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Je n'ai jamais vu cette chose auparavant dans ma vie.

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

"Ce fut un bon match", dit-il avant de mourir.

Putting the cart before the horse .

Mettre la charrette devant le cheval.

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

Drew avait également chanté en tant que soprano de garçon avant que sa voix ne se casse.

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

Elle pense vraiment que nous devrions prioriser notre santé et notre sécurité avant de nous soucier des finances.