Synonyms: in front of, to, above, ahead of, ago, afore, on
| Part of speech | preposition |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈfɔː*/, /bəˈfɔː*/ |
| Hyphenation | be·fore |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹, 𐑚𐑩𐑓𐑹 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐺𐐮𐑁𐐫𐑉 |
| Afrikaans | voor |
|---|---|
| Albanian | para |
| Catalan | abans de; davant de |
| Czech | před |
| Danish | før |
| Dutch | voor |
| English (Old English) | ær; for; beforan |
| Esperanto | antaŭ |
| Faeroese | framman fyri; undan; fyri … síðan; fyrr enn |
| Finnish | edessä |
| French | avant; devant |
| German | vor |
| Hungarian | előtt |
| Icelandic | fyrir |
| Latin | ante; prae |
| Low German | vöär |
| Luxemburgish | virun |
| Norwegian | før |
| Papiamento | pa |
| Polish | przed |
| Portuguese | antes de; diante de; ante |
| Romanian | înaintea; în față |
| Russian | пред |
| Saterland Frisian | foar |
| Scots | syne |
| Scottish Gaelic | roimh |
| Spanish | ante; antes de; delante de |
| Sranan | fesi |
| Swahili | kabla ya; mbele ya |
| Swedish | förrän |
| Thai | ก่อน |
| West Frisian | foar |