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

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, the West Linn Police Department began to conduct its own investigation, led by District Attorney John Wentworth, and in 2022 the case went before a grand jury. —Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025

Lawyers for Illinois will go before a federal judge to attempt to block troops from being deployed in Chicago, while attorneys for Oregon will urge a federal appeals court to leave in place a restraining order against troop deployments in Portland. —Christian Orozco, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025

Essayli said the case will go before a grand jury, and prosecutors could seek additional charges. —James Powel, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

Hearing held to 'appease' defendant Campbell’s plea withdrawal eventually went before Judge Leslie Ghiz. —Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for go before

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