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before
adverb
earlier in time; previously
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- EFOR
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bɪˈfɔː
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Meaning
Definitions
adverb
earlier in time; previously
“I had known her before”
adverb
at or in the front
“I see the lights of a town ahead”
In context
Example Sentences
I had known her before
as I said before
he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
her parents had died four years earlier
I mentioned that problem earlier
I see the lights of a town ahead
the road ahead is foggy
staring straight ahead
we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front
with the cross of Jesus marching on before
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