antes

Meaning

Adv

1. earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time)
2. soon (in certain phrases)
3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)
4. once, formerly (in the past)
5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)

Prep

before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)

Noun

plural of ante

ante

• Prep
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Concepts

before

formerly

previously

earlier

first

1st

afore

previous

rather

recently

beforehand

last time

to

early

once

just now

late

long ago

once upon a time

preceding

simultaneously

since

sooner

time

⌚

used to

long time ago

a while ago

just a moment ago

once before

see cuanto antes

see lo antes posible

the last time

beforetime

above

before

aforetime

ago

ahead

a long time

ere

erst

erstwhile

former

fortunately

in advance

in front of

initially

in the past

Opposite of

después, luego, posteriormente, a posteriori

Synonyms

anteriormente

antiguamente

hace tiempo

antiguo

🧓

hace mucho tiempo

primero

adelante

tiempo pasado

previo

otrora

anterior

mucho tiempo

precedentemente

s

tiempo atrás

hace rato

enantes

denantes

en los tiempos antiguos

la última vez

otro tiempo

uno antes

vez pasada

antaño

antecitos

ante

ayer

cuando

delante

desde

en ese entonces

hace poco

hace un momento

ojo

👁️

ex

Translations

prima

avant

früher

vorher

vor

abans

antes

auparavant

zuerst

ehe

zuvor

davor

ante

bevor

eher

Hyphenated as

an‧tes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈantes/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: antes

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Sentences

En un par de días todo volverá a ser como antes .

In a couple of days everything will be as before.

Antes de su última etapa .

Before your last stage.

¡ Oh ! ¿ has sido reemplazado ? ¿ oye , qué te dije antes ?

Oh ! have you been replaced ? hey , what did I tell you before ?

La referencia de la citación va al final , antes del punto final .

The citation reference goes to the end, before the end point.

Antes de la revolución trabajaba como investigadora para el gobierno .

Before the revolution, she worked as a researcher for the government.

Enviudó antes de la independencia .

Widowed before independence.