Definitions for before

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before be·fore

Spelling: [bih-fawr, -fohr]

IPA: /bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr/

Before is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in before (beefor).

Definitions for before

adverb

1. in front; in advance; ahead:
2. in time preceding; previously:
3. earlier or sooner:

conjunction

1. previous to the time when:
2. sooner than; rather than:

preposition

1. previous to; earlier or sooner than:
2. in front of; ahead of; in advance of:
3. ahead of; in the future of; awaiting:
4. in preference to; rather than:
5. in precedence of, as in order or rank:
6. in the presence or sight of: to appear before an audience.
7. less than; until: used in indicating the exact time:
8. under the jurisdiction or consideration of:
9. confronted by; in the face of:
10. in the regard of:
11. under the overwhelming influence of:
12. without figuring or deducting:

Origin of before

before 1000; Middle English beforen, Old English beforan, equivalent to be by¹ + foran before (fore fore¹ + -an adv. suff

Examples for before

This Congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate.

Come, before he comes to gibe us for having heeded a moment.

Sit here, and we'll talk it over sensibly, before you get ready.

Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion?

But before you start to read let me explain what I intend to do.

before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

He had discovered years before that he was sometimes able thus to puzzle her momentarily.

And then I met him before I started doing the impression of him when he was a guest on SNL for a moment.

In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.

I can give you an hour, if you've anything to say before it's done—not longer.