Information about the word before (English → Esperanto: antaŭ)

Synonyms: in front of, to, above, ahead of, ago, afore

Part of speechpreposition
Pronunciation/bɪˈfɔː*/, /bəˈfɔː*/
Hyphenationbe·fore
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹, 𐑚𐑩𐑓𐑹
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐮𐑁𐐫𐑉

Usage samples

Whatever the cost, there was that before anything else.
It is unlikely he will wake before we depart.
Days before her arrival, Ms. von der Leyen gave a strongly‐worded speech criticising Mr. Xí for maintaining his friendship with Mr. Putin.
Having warmed himself before the fire, he turned to examine the fissure by the full light of day.
Even before the war, Russia needed China more than China needed Russia.

Translations

Afrikaansvoor
Albanianpara
Catalanabans de; davant de
Czechpřed
Danishfør
Dutchvoor
English (Old English)beforan; for; ær
Esperantoantaŭ
Faeroeseframman fyri; fyrr enn; fyri … síðan; undan
Finnishedessä
Frenchavant; devant
Germanvor
Hungarianelőtt
Icelandicfyrir
Latinante; prae
Low Germanvöär
Luxemburgishvirun
Norwegianfør; foran
Papiamentopa
Polishprzed
Portugueseantes de; diante de; ante
Romanianînaintea; în față
Russianпред
Saterland Frisianfoar
Scotssyne
Scottish Gaelicroimh
Spanishante; antes de; delante de
Srananfesi
Swahilikabla ya; mbele ya
Swedishförrän
Thaiก่อน
West Frisianfoar