Before

Definition of before:

part of speech: conjunction

Sooner than; rather than.

part of speech: adverb

In front; previously.

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:

• 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.