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. At an earlier time.
2. In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
3. At the front end.

Conj

1. In advance of the time when.
2. (informal) Rather or sooner than.

Từ đồng nghĩa

in front of

previously

formerly

in front

first

1st

earlier

ahead

previous

ago

previous to

beforehand

prior to

until

prior

already

front

long ago

former

till

ahead of

earlier than

in the past

ere

in advance

toward

by

for

to

above

in ancient times

in the presence of

preceding

once

some time ago

in the old days

facing

at first

on

🔛

towards

aforetime

since

on the eve of

near

more than

the day before

than

not yet

beforetime

supra

sooner

in the presence

forth

past

forward

without

instead of

used to

while not yet

afore

under

former times

go before

from

just

erst

recently

ever

ahead of time

before it becomes

by the time

in public eye

previously day

that time ago

to somebody’s face

alongside of

before the eyes

previous to this

a long time before

inadvance

ahead last

past first

not later than

about

advance

after

against

a long time ago

antecedently

at

at the head

away

because of

before then

beyond

close to

early

east

erstwhile

fore

foregoing

from under

guide

hereinbefore

heretofore

in former times

in place of

in the beginning

in the face of

in time

just now

last

last time

lately

lead

never

never before

of old

old

🧓

one-time

onward

opposite

place

presence

short of

simultaneously

still

time

⌚

unseasonably

wait

yesterday

long time ago

a moment ago

and then

a while ago

back then

before one’s very eyes

come first

day before

in one’s way

in preference to

in presence of

not enough

sooner than

this side

bow down to

until then

whole

ex-

relative time

Được gạch nối như

be‧fore

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.

" 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.

The couple separated and reunited three times before they made a permanent break .

Cặp đôi đã tách và tái hợp ba lần trước khi họ nghỉ ngơi vĩnh viễn.

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.

In the months before his death , Hume , an alcoholic , had begun drinking again .

Trong những tháng trước khi chết, Hume, một người nghiện rượu, đã bắt đầu uống rượu trở lại.