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be·fore
 before
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- pronunciation:
- b
for
- parts of speech:
- adverb, preposition, conjunction
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adverb |
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When you have done something before, you have done it at an earlier time.
I didn't want to watch the movie with Jason because I'd seen it before. It was scary, and I didn't want to see it again.- antonyms:
- after
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| part of speech: |
preposition |
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"Before" means earlier than. If you go out to the playground before lunch time, it means that you go to the playground earlier than lunch time.
Mom says we can't have potato chips before dinner.- antonyms:
- after, past, since
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"Before" sometimes means in front of or ahead of. If a cat is standing before a mirror, it is standing in front of the mirror.
The people before us in line got the last tickets to the movie. My little brother cried!
- antonyms:
- after, past
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conjunction |
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"Before" means earlier than the time when something else happens. If you eat a lot of snacks before you have dinner, you will not be hungry for dinner.
My brother has to walk the dog before he goes to school in the morning.- antonyms:
- after
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