go before
phrasal verb
went before; gone before; going before; goes before
1
: to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)
We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who went before us.
2
: to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment
The contestants will go before the judges tomorrow.
The case went before the court.
Examples of go before in a Sentence
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Now a proposal initiated by City Attorney Mara Elliott to rewrite the way the independent panel does business is set to go before the City Council’s rules committee.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Two men who were convicted in the 1978 killing of a Cincinnati police officer will go before the state's parole board at the end of the month, seeking to be released.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The charges will go before a panel of 18 ICC judges to review the evidence.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
But when the settlement went before the commission for final approval at last week’s meeting, Carollo led the charge to defer the vote.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
That plan will need to be approved by board members and go before the General Assembly’s Legislative Policy Committee before it can be used.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
The initiative, which has qualified for the ballot, will go before voters this November unless it is pulled by its proponent.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
The committee's recommendations will go before the city's full Common Council at its meeting on May 21, where approval would reinstate the businesses' licenses.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Correctional Healthcare Partners founder is a defendant in the Wilson case, which could go before a jury later this year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
Two men who were convicted in the 1978 killing of a Cincinnati police officer will go before the state's parole board at the end of the month, seeking to be released.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The charges will go before a panel of 18 ICC judges to review the evidence.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
But when the settlement went before the commission for final approval at last week’s meeting, Carollo led the charge to defer the vote.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
That plan will need to be approved by board members and go before the General Assembly’s Legislative Policy Committee before it can be used.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
The initiative, which has qualified for the ballot, will go before voters this November unless it is pulled by its proponent.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
The committee's recommendations will go before the city's full Common Council at its meeting on May 21, where approval would reinstate the businesses' licenses.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Correctional Healthcare Partners founder is a defendant in the Wilson case, which could go before a jury later this year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
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“Go before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20before. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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