ante

Prep

1. (with-accusative) indicates anteriority. before
2. (with-accusative) indicates anteriority. before
3. (with-accusative) indicates anteriority. before
4. (with-accusative) indicates anteriority. before

Adv

1. (not-comparable) before, in front, forwards (of space)
2. (not-comparable) before, previously (of time)

Opposite of

post

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈan.tɛ]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *anti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, locative singular of the root noun *h₂ent- (“front, front side”).
Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”), Sanskrit अन्ति (ánti), Old Armenian ընդ (ənd), Tocharian B ānte, and English and.
The change from PIE ablative to Latin accusative is like the confrontational accusative used with Ancient Greek παρά (pará).

Concepts

before

in front of

formerly

ahead

previously

above

to

ahead of

beforehand

earlier

in advance

Synonyms

prae

pro

antehac

prō

Translations

vor

przed

avant

devant

davanti

voor

davant

antes de

abans

antes de

ante

eerder

قَبْلَ

früher

zuvor