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before
adverb as in earlier
Strongest matches
ahead, back, previously, since, sooner
Weak matches
afore, aforetime, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in the old days, in the past, past, precendently, previous, up to now
preposition as in earlier than
Strongest match
Weak matches
ahead of, ante, antecedent to, anterior to, ere, in advance of, in front of, preceding, previous to, prior to
Example Sentences
An enthusiastic “Oh wow!” escapes Wareheim’s lips before he orders the coconut cake.
“I’m super grateful with how that went, as opposed to the last time before that,” he quipped, having given up five runs in his only other Dodger Stadium appearance this postseason.
After tense negotiations, the channels vanished from YouTube TV just before midnight on Thursday - the deadline to reach a new deal.
A man in northern Germany said he had stolen the skull as a young tourist about 60 years before and now wanted to hand it back.
The remaining two games will then be on Sunday, 28 December - Sunderland v Leeds and Crystal Palace v Tottenham - before matchweek 19 starts with six games being played on Tuesday, 30 December.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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