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önce Preposition  /Bɪˈfɔː(R)   Den Earlier Time Front Sb/Sth

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Kind preposition
Front before 
IPA  /bɪˈfɔː(r)   / preposition
Back önce, -den önce
Back 2

before (preposition)

 /bɪˈfɔː(r)   / preposition
 
 1 earlier than sb/sth; earlier than the time that
önce, -den önce
 You can call me any time before 10 o'clock.
 the week before last
 Ellen worked in Liverpool before moving here.
 They should be here before long (çok geçmeden).
 Turn the lights off before you leave.
 2 (formal)
in a position in front of sb/sth
huzuruna, huzurunda, önüne, önünde
 They knelt before the altar.
 You will appear before the judge tomorrow.
 3 in front of sb/sth (in an order)
 (yer) önce, önünde
 ‘H’ comes before ‘N’ in the alphabet.
 A very difficult task lies before us.
 a company that puts profit before safety
 4 rather than
-tansa, yerine
 I'd die before I apologized to him!
 
 

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