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Somebody/Something Year Won Preposition Bɪˈfɔː(R Bɪˈfɔːr Lunch Day

Word3 before
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ /bɪˈfɔːr/
Example
  • before lunch
  • the day before yesterday
  • the year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
  • she's lived there since before the war.
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before

(preposition)/bɪˈfɔː(r)/ /bɪˈfɔːr/
  1. earlier than somebody/something
    • before lunch
    • the day before yesterday
    • The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
    • She's lived there since before the war.
    • He arrived before me.
    • She became a lawyer as her father had before her.
    • Leave your keys at reception before departure.
    • Something ought to have been done before now.
    • We'll know before long (= soon).
    • Turn left just before (= before you reach) the bank.
  2. used to say that somebody/something is ahead of somebody/something in an order or arrangement
    • Your name is before mine on the list.
    • He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else).
  3. used to say that somebody/something is in a position in front of somebody/something
    • COMPARE behind
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/behind_2
    • They knelt before the throne.
    • Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss.
  4. used to say that something is facing somebody in the future
    • The task before us is a daunting one.
    • The whole summer lay before me.
  5. in the presence of somebody who is listening, watching, etc.
    • He was brought before the judge.
    • She said it before witnesses.
    • They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd.
  6. used to say how somebody reacts when they have to face somebody/something
    • They retreated before the enemy.

    Word Origin

    • Old English beforan (see by, fore), of Germanic origin; related to German bevor.
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