before

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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.

Đối diện của

after, later than, behind

Từ đồng nghĩa

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

Bản dịch

avant

vor

prima

devant

antes

voor

bevor

antes de

vorher

auparavant

avant que

ante

delante

davanti

Phát âm là (IPA)

/bɪˈfɔː/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Được thừa hưởng từ Tiếng Anh Trung cổ: before//bifore

Được thừa hưởng từ Tiếng Anh cổ: beforan

Có liên quan đến Saterfriesisch: befoar

Có liên quan đến Tiếng Đức: 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”).

Câu

I never saw her before .

Tôi chưa bao giờ nhìn thấy cô ấy trước đây.

I never saw this thing before in my life .

Tôi chưa bao giờ nhìn thấy điều này trước đây trong đời.

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

"Đó là một trò chơi hay," anh nói trước khi chết.

Putting the cart before the horse .

Đặt xe đẩy trước ngựa.

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

Drew cũng đã hát như một cậu bé soprano trước khi giọng nói vỡ ra.

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

Cô ấy thực sự nghĩ rằng chúng ta nên ưu tiên sức khỏe và an toàn của mình trước khi lo lắng về tài chính.