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before
preposition
earlier
than
a
particular
time
,
event
,
or
action
•
Please
finish
your
homework
before
dinner
.
Please
finish
your
homework
before
dinner
.
•
We
need
to
reach
the
airport
before
sunrise
.
We
need
to
reach
the
airport
before
sunrise
.
Old
English
"
beforan
"
meaning
“
in
front
of
,
earlier
than
,”
from
"
be
" (
by
)
+
"
foran
" (
in
front
).
preposition
earlier
than
a
particular
time
,
event
,
or
action
•
Please
arrive
ten
minutes
before
the
meeting
starts
.
Please
arrive
ten
minutes
before
the
meeting
starts
.
•
She
washed
her
hands
before
dinner
.
She
washed
her
hands
before
dinner
.
preposition
earlier
than
a
particular
time
,
event
,
or
action
•
Please
finish
your
homework
before
dinner
.
Please
finish
your
homework
before
dinner
.
•
The
birds
fly
south
before
winter
arrives
.
The
birds
fly
south
before
winter
arrives
.
Old
English
“
beforan
,”
from
“
be-
” (
by
)
+
“
foran
” (
in
front
of
,
earlier
).
conjunction
earlier
than
the
time
that
something
else
happens
•
Think
carefully
before
you
decide
.
Think
carefully
before
you
decide
.
•
We
left
the
park
before
it
started
to
rain
.
We
left
the
park
before
it
started
to
rain
.
Same
origin
as
the
preposition
sense
,
from
Old
English
“
beforan
.”
preposition
in
front
of
someone
or
something
;
facing
•
A
tall
statue
stood
before
the
museum
entrance
.
A
tall
statue
stood
before
the
museum
entrance
.
•
The
teacher
stood
before
the
class
and
smiled
.
The
teacher
stood
before
the
class
and
smiled
.
conjunction
at
or
until
the
time
that
something
happens
•
Call
me
before
you
arrive
.
Call
me
before
you
arrive
.
•
Finish
the
test
before
the
bell
rings
.
Finish
the
test
before
the
bell
rings
.
adverb
at
an
earlier
time
;
previously
•
I
have
been
here
before
.
I
have
been
here
before
.
•
We
met
once
before
at
a
conference
.
We
met
once
before
at
a
conference
.
adverb
at
an
earlier
time
;
previously
•
I
have
seen
that
movie
before
.
I
have
seen
that
movie
before
.
•
She
had
never
driven
a
car
before
.
She
had
never
driven
a
car
before
.
adverb
at
an
earlier
time
;
previously
;
already
•
I
have
met
her
before
.
I
have
met
her
before
.
•
Have
you
been
to
London
before
?
Have
you
been
to
London
before
?
The
adverb
evolved
from
the
Old
English
adverbial
use
of
“
beforan
,”
meaning
‘
in
front
,
earlier
.’
preposition
ahead
of
something
else
in
importance
or
order
•
Safety
comes
before
speed
on
this
construction
site
.
Safety
comes
before
speed
on
this
construction
site
.
•
She
always
puts
family
before
work
.
She
always
puts
family
before
work
.
conjunction
earlier
than
the
time
when
something
happens
•
Turn
off
the
lights
before
you
leave
the
room
.
Turn
off
the
lights
before
you
leave
the
room
.
•
She
hugged
him
goodbye
before
he
boarded
the
plane
.
She
hugged
him
goodbye
before
he
boarded
the
plane
.
adverb
in
a
position
ahead
or
in
front
•
The
leader
rode
before
with
the
flag
.
The
leader
rode
before
with
the
flag
.
•
A
long
road
stretched
out
before
.
A
long
road
stretched
out
before
.