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before
prepositionSynonyms & Antonyms of before
(Entry 1 of 2)
- since I'm a faster runner, I got there before him
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- the children always insisted on running before their parents
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before
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of before (Entry 2 of 2)
- their arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before
Synonyms for before
- afore
- [chiefly dialect],
- ahead,
- already,
- antecedently,
- anteriorly,
- beforehand,
- earlier,
- formerly,
- preliminarily,
- previously
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- after,
- afterward
- (or afterwards),
- later
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“Before.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/before. Accessed 22 May. 2022.
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The first known use of before was before the 12th century
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