before

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

voor

eerder

voorheen

eer

alvorens

vroeger

vooraleer

aleer

daarvoor

voordat

vooraan

eerder dan

indertijd

op voorhand

vooraf

voordien

vooruit

weleer

vóór

boven

alvorens te

ervoor

geleden

tevoren

destijds

voorop

Tegenovergesteld aan

after, later than, behind

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

avant

vor

prima

devant

antes

bevor

antes de

vorher

auparavant

avant que

ante

delante

davanti

abans

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: before//bifore

Overgenomen van Oudengels: beforan

Verwant aan Saterfries: befoar

Verwant aan Duits: 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”).

Zinnen

I never saw her before .

Ik heb haar nooit eerder gezien.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Ik heb dit ding nog nooit eerder in mijn leven gezien.

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

"Het is een goed spel geweest", zegt hij voordat hij sterft.

Putting the cart before the horse .

De kar voor het paard plaatsen.

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

Drew had ook gezongen als een jongenssopraan voordat zijn stem brak.

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

Ze vindt echt dat we onze gezondheid en veiligheid prioriteit moeten geven voordat ze zich zorgen maken over de financiën.