Before

//bɪˈfɔː//

Synonyms for "before" (112 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (23)

Preposition(2 words)
ahead ofby
Adverb(1 words)
ahead
Adverb(1 words)
ahead
Conjunction(1 words)
as soon as

Strong matches (33)

Adverb(2 words)
earlierin front
Preposition(1 words)
ere
Adverb(1 words)
in front

Related words (56)

Conjunction(2 words)
inb4no later than

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

2 entries

Synonyms

8 entries

coordinate

3 entries

derived

111 entries

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distinct from

2 entries

related to

23 entries

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Translations

501 translations across 108 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • para prep (earlier than)
  • para prep (in front of in space)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • πρίν conj (in advance of the time when)
  • πρό prep (earlier than)
  • ἐνώπιον prep (in front of in space)
  • ἔμπροσθεν prep (in front of in space)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَمَامَ prep (in front of in space)
  • بَيْنَ يَدَيْ prep (in front of in space)
  • قبالة prep (in front of in space)
  • قبل prep (earlier than)

Armenian

4 entries
  • անցյալում adv (at an earlier time)
  • առաջ adv (at an earlier time)
  • նախկինում adv (at an earlier time)
  • առաջ prep (earlier than)

Aromanian

3 entries
  • ninti (roa-rup) prep (earlier than)
  • nãinti prep (earlier than)
  • nãnti prep (earlier than)

Ashkun

2 entries
  • nustāri prep (earlier than)
  • nustāri prep (in front of in space)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • qabaq adv (at an earlier time)
  • qabaqlar adv (at an earlier time)
  • əvvəl adv (at an earlier time)
  • əvvəllər adv (at an earlier time)

Bashkir

4 entries
  • ала prep (in front of according to an ordering system)
  • алда prep (earlier than)
  • алда prep (in front of in space)
  • алдында prep (in front of in space)

Basque

1 entries
  • baino lehen prep (earlier than)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • да prep (earlier than)
  • пе́рад prep (earlier than)
  • пе́рад prep (in front of in space)

Breton

2 entries
  • rag prep (in front of in space)
  • rak prep (in front of in space)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • предварително adv (in advance)
  • преди adv (at an earlier time)
  • преди conj (rather or sooner than)
  • преди да conj (in advance of the time when)

Catalan

4 entries
  • abans adv (at an earlier time)
  • davant adv (in advance)
  • abans que conj (in advance of the time when)
  • abans que conj (rather or sooner than)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • لەمەوپێش adv (at an earlier time)
  • پێش prep (in front of in space)
  • پێش prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Chechen

1 entries
  • хьалха adv (at the front end)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 以前 adv (at an earlier time)
  • ...之前 prep (earlier than)
  • ...之前 prep (in front of in space)
  • ...之前 prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Church Slavic

2 entries
  • прѣдъ prep (earlier than)
  • прѣдъ prep (in front of in space)

Cornish

1 entries
  • kyns prep (earlier than)

Crimean Tatar

3 entries
  • aldında adv (at an earlier time)
  • aldı prep (earlier than)
  • aldında prep (earlier than)

Czech

4 entries
  • než conj (in advance of the time when)
  • před prep (earlier than)
  • před prep (in front of in space)
  • před prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Danish

4 entries
  • forud adv (in advance)
  • før adv (at an earlier time)
  • tidligere adv (at an earlier time)
  • før conj (in advance of the time when)

Dhivehi

1 entries
  • އިސް prep (earlier than)

Dutch

4 entries
  • eerder adv (at an earlier time)
  • op voorhand adv (in advance)
  • vooraf adv (in advance)
  • voordien adv (at an earlier time)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • antaŭe adv (at an earlier time)
  • antaŭe adv (in advance)
  • antaŭe adv (at the front end)
  • antaŭ kiam conj (in advance of the time when)

Faroese

2 entries
  • fyrr adv (at an earlier time)
  • áður adv (at an earlier time)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aiemmin adv (in advance)
  • aikaisemmin adv (at an earlier time)
  • ennen adv (at an earlier time)
  • etukäteen adv (in advance)

French

4 entries
  • avant adv (at an earlier time)
  • avant que conj (in advance of the time when)
  • avant que conj (rather or sooner than)
  • avant prep (earlier than)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ადრე adv (at an earlier time)
  • მანამდე adv (in advance)
  • უწინ adv (at an earlier time)
  • წინად adv (at an earlier time)

German

4 entries
  • eher adv (in advance)
  • im Voraus adv (in advance)
  • vorher adv (at an earlier time)
  • vorn adv (at the front end)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 prep (in front of in space)

Greek

4 entries
  • πριν conj (in advance of the time when)
  • προτού conj (in advance of the time when)
  • μπροστά από prep (in front of in space)
  • μπροστά σε prep (in front of in space)

Hausa

1 entries
  • kafin conj (in advance of the time when)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • לפני adv (at an earlier time)
  • לִפְנֵי prep (earlier than)
  • לִפְנֵי prep (in front of in space)
  • לִפְנֵי prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Hindi

1 entries
  • ... से पहले prep (earlier than)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elöl adv (at the front end)
  • mielőtt conj (in advance of the time when)
  • előtt prep (earlier than)
  • előtt prep (in front of in space)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • fyrirfram adv (in advance)
  • fyrr adv (at an earlier time)
  • áður adv (at an earlier time)
  • áður adv (in advance)

Ido

2 entries
  • ante prep (earlier than)
  • avan prep (in front of in space)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • dahulu adv (at an earlier time)
  • di depan prep (in front of in space)
  • sebelum prep (earlier than)
  • sebelum prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • ennemoin adv (at an earlier time)
  • ennen adv (at an earlier time)
  • ees prep (in front of in space)
  • ennen prep (earlier than)

Ingush

1 entries
  • хьалха adv (at the front end)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • ante prep (earlier than)

Irish

4 entries
  • cheana adv (at an earlier time)
  • roimhe sin adv (at an earlier time)
  • sula conj (in advance of the time when)
  • faoi bhráid prep (under consideration, judgment, authority of)

Italian

4 entries
  • prima adv (at an earlier time)
  • innanzi che conj (rather or sooner than)
  • prima conj (in advance of the time when)
  • davanti prep (in front of in space)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 以前 adv (at an earlier time)
  • 前に adv (at an earlier time)
  • ...の前に prep (earlier than)
  • ...の前に prep (in front of in space)

Kamkata-vari

2 entries
  • nūštař prep (earlier than)
  • nūštař prep (in front of in space)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ពីមុន adv (at an earlier time)
  • មុន adv (at an earlier time)

Kikai

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Korean

4 entries
  • 미리 adv (in advance)
  • 전에 adv (at an earlier time)
  • 기 전(前)에 conj (in advance of the time when)
  • 앞에 prep (in front of in space)

Kunigami

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Latin

4 entries
  • anteā adv (at an earlier time)
  • antequam conj (in advance of the time when)
  • ante prep (earlier than)
  • ante prep (in front of in space)

Low German

4 entries
  • beför prep (earlier than)
  • er prep (earlier than)
  • för prep (in store for, in the future of)
  • för prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Lower Sorbian

4 entries
  • prězy adv (at the front end)
  • pśed prep (earlier than)
  • pśed prep (in front of in space)
  • pśed prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • пред prep (earlier than)
  • пред prep (in front of in space)

Malay

3 entries
  • di depan prep (in front of in space)
  • sebelum prep (earlier than)
  • sebelum prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • മുന്നിൽ adv (at the front end)
  • മുന്നെ adv (at an earlier time)
  • മുന്നെ adv (in advance)
  • മുമ്പിൽ adv (at the front end)

Maltese

4 entries
  • qabel conj (in advance of the time when)
  • qabel prep (earlier than)
  • qabel prep (in front of in space)
  • quddiem prep (in front of in space)

Maore Comorian

1 entries
  • mbeli za prep (in front of in space)

Maranao

1 entries
  • mona prep (earlier than)

Marathi

2 entries
  • ...-च्या अगोदर prep (earlier than)
  • ...-च्या आधी prep (earlier than)

Miyako

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • өмнө prep (earlier than)

Māori

2 entries
  • mua prep (earlier than)
  • mua prep (in front of in space)

Norman

3 entries
  • d'vant prep (in front of in space)
  • d'vànt prep (in front of in space)
  • d'vànt qué prep (earlier than)

Northern Amami Ōshima

1 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • berî prep (earlier than)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • før adv (at an earlier time)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • foran prep (in front of in space)
  • foran prep (in front of in space)
  • foran prep (in store for, in the future of)
  • foran prep (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • framanfor prep (in front of in space)
  • føre prep (in front of in space)

Occitan

1 entries
  • abans adv (at an earlier time)

Okinawan

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Old English

1 entries
  • ǣr prep (earlier than)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • ré prep (earlier than)

Persian

3 entries
  • قبل prep (earlier than)
  • قبل از prep (earlier than)
  • پیش از prep (earlier than)

Pijin

1 entries
  • bifoa prep (in front of in space)

Polish

4 entries
  • zanim conj (in advance of the time when)
  • nim prep (earlier than)
  • przed prep (earlier than)
  • przed prep (in front of in space)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • antes adv (at an earlier time)
  • primeiro adv (in advance)
  • antes de conj (in advance of the time when)
  • antes que conj (rather or sooner than)

Romanian

4 entries
  • în avans adv (in advance)
  • înainte adv (at an earlier time)
  • anterior prep (earlier than)
  • în față prep (in front of in space)

Romansch

2 entries
  • avant prep (earlier than)
  • avant prep (in front of in space)

Russian

4 entries
  • зара́нее adv (in advance)
  • ра́нее adv (at an earlier time)
  • ра́ньше adv (at an earlier time)
  • до того́, как conj (in advance of the time when)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • पुरा adv (at an earlier time)

Scots

1 entries
  • afore prep (earlier than)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • roimhe adv (at an earlier time)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pre adv (at an earlier time)
  • prije adv (at an earlier time)
  • unapred adv (in advance)
  • unaprijed adv (in advance)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • ඉස්සර prep (earlier than)

Slovak

4 entries
  • predtým adv (at an earlier time)
  • nad prep (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking)
  • pred prep (earlier than)
  • pred prep (in front of in space)

Slovene

4 entries
  • prej adv (at an earlier time)
  • pred prep (earlier than)
  • pred prep (in front of in space)
  • pred prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Southern Amami Ōshima

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Southern Ohlone

1 entries
  • chien prep (earlier than)

Spanish

4 entries
  • antes adv (at an earlier time)
  • denante adv (at an earlier time)
  • denantes adv (at an earlier time)
  • enante adv (at an earlier time)

Swahili

4 entries
  • awali adv (at an earlier time)
  • kabla adv (at an earlier time)
  • awali prep (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking)
  • kabla ya prep (earlier than)

Swedish

4 entries
  • framför adv (in advance)
  • före adv (in advance)
  • förr adv (at an earlier time)
  • förut adv (at an earlier time)

Tamil

4 entries
  • முதல் adv (at the front end)
  • முன் adv (at an earlier time)
  • முன் adv (in advance)
  • முன் adv (at the front end)

Telugu

4 entries
  • ఎదర prep (in front of in space)
  • ముందు prep (earlier than)
  • ముందు prep (in front of in space)
  • ముందు prep (in front of according to an ordering system)

Thai

3 entries
  • ก่อน adv (at an earlier time)
  • เมื่อก่อน adv (at an earlier time)
  • ก่อน prep (earlier than)

Tokunoshima

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Turkish

2 entries
  • evvel prep (earlier than)
  • önce prep (earlier than)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • заздалегі́дь adv (in advance)
  • рані́ше adv (at an earlier time)
  • до то́го, як conj (in advance of the time when)
  • перш ніж conj (in advance of the time when)

Urdu

1 entries
  • ... سے پہلے prep (earlier than)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • بالدۇر prep (earlier than)

Venetan

2 entries
  • avanti adv (at an earlier time)
  • avanti prep (earlier than)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • trước adv (in advance)
  • trước đây adv (at an earlier time)
  • đằng trước adv (in advance)
  • trước prep (earlier than)

Waigali

2 entries
  • nūst prep (earlier than)
  • nūst prep (in front of in space)

Walloon

4 entries
  • divant adv (at an earlier time)
  • divant prep (earlier than)
  • divant prep (in front of in space)
  • divant ki prep (earlier than)

Welsh

4 entries
  • gynt adv (at an earlier time)
  • o'r blaen adv (at an earlier time)
  • ynghynt adv (at an earlier time)
  • cyn conj (in advance of the time when)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • foar prep (earlier than)

Yaeyama

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Yonaguni

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Yoron

2 entries
  • 前 prep (earlier than)
  • 前 prep (in front of in space)

Sample sentences

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There will always be things I will never learn, I don't have eternity before me!

Source: tatoeba (1500)

"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.

Source: tatoeba (1528)

Wash before first wearing.

Source: tatoeba (1574)

Don't open before the train stops.

Source: tatoeba (1575)

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