Before
Definition of before:
part of speech: conjunction
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adverb
In front: sooner than: hitherto.
part of speech: adverb
In front of; in presence of; in preference to; previous to.
part of speech: adverb
In front; in advance; previously; formerly; already.
part of speech: preposition
In front of; coming first in space, time, or rank; in presence or sight of; earlier than.
part of speech: preposition
At the fore part, or in front of: in presence or sight of: previous to: in preference to: superior to.
Usage examples for before:
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Did you ever see one before
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories", Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009. -
Do you know what I thought before you came?
"Lord of the World", Robert Hugh Benson. -
I've been trying to place you for a long time; I think I must have met you before
"Youth and the Bright Medusa", Willa Cather. -
I don't wish to see any one before I go.
"A College Girl", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.