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How to pronounce before in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms earlier


I had known her before.
as I said before.
he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier.
Type Words
Synonyms ahead, in front


with the cross of Jesus marching on before.

Examples of before

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Schroer served on the FSSD school board for 14 years before being elected mayor.
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Before the game, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau shared some thoughts on using a zone.
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You will be notified one day before the day the sheriff appears at the property.
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Evanston jumped to that 7-0 lead before Metea Valley got fully into the contest.
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The occasion was marked by a brief presentation to honor Wandro before the game.
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Rodgers stayed in for the rest of the drive before being replaced by Matt Flynn.
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I'd like to see an extension cord or batteries to test items before buying, too.
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Like many things, it looks effortless when you've done all the hard work before.
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Most of 22,000 items delivered the night before had been unloaded on the floors.
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  • Earlier: earlier in time; previously; "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"
  • Ahead: at or in the front; "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"
  • "Before" is a short story by Gael Baudino written deliberately in a style similar to William Faulkner's: the foreword to the story says, "the sometimes strange syntax and editorial elisions are intentional in this homage to Faulkner. ...
  • "Before" is a single by UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys released as the first single from the group's 1996 album Bilingual. The single, upon its release, peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it reached #1 on the U.S. ...
  • At an earlier time; in advance; in advance of the time when; rather or sooner than; Earlier than (in time); In front of in space; Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone); In store for, in the future of (someone); In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items; At a ...
  • DNA hybridization the complementary strands have a high relative potential energy; after hybridization the molecules are non-covalently bound and in a lower energy state.
  • Forward or in front of; before the mast.
  • And after are old English words. Sometimes they are replaced by Latin words:
  • Becomes (combining both of the above) b4