go before

phrase

1

: to happen or exist at an earlier time

pay respects to those who went before us

2

: to be considered by for a decision or judgment

goes before the court tomorrow

Examples of go before in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The case went before Carter, who also oversees a six-year-old case in which the city and county are accused of inadequately addressing homelessness. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Bezos would begin building the infrastructure needed to boldly go where no man had gone before through methodical, incremental improvement—customer obsession applied to space. — Jacob Weisberg, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Villalobos also mentioned the upcoming November referendum going before Miami-Dade residents to keep a property tax for schools. — Austin Horn september 8, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

The first episode of the great, long-running show boldly went where no man had gone before 60 years ago today. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go before

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore