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Meaning and definition for "before" word

[adv] earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
[adv] at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

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\Be*fore"\, prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See {Be-}, and {Fore}.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house. His angel, who shall go Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. --Milton. 2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that. Before Abraham was, I am. --John viii. 58. Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. --Swift. Note: Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that. ``Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.'' --John i. 48. 3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time. The golden age . . . is before us. --Carlyle. 4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than. He that cometh after me is preferred before me. --John i. 15. The eldest son is before the younger in succession. --Johnson. 5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing. Abraham bowed down himself before the people. --Gen. xxiii. 12. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? --Micah vi. 6. 6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of. If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. --Ayliffe. 7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of. The world was all before them where to choose. --Milton. {Before the mast} (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. {Before the wind} (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
\Be*fore"\, adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to {in the rear}. The battle was before and behind. --2 Chron. xiii. 14. 2. In advance. ``I come before to tell you.'' --Shak. 3. In time past; previously; already. You tell me, mother, what I knew before. --Dryden. 4. Earlier; sooner than; until then. When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. --Shak. Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.

Synonyms for before

ahead, earlier, in front

Related terms: before all, erenow, erstwhile, foresightedly, hitherto, in anticipation, in front of, in preference, in the past, once, preceding, precociously, prehistorically, previous, previous to, supra, to, to come, to the front, until, up to, whilom

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Let's analyse "before" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EROFEB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... . ..-. --- .-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: before: 5 + 6 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: before: 2 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 33, reduced: 33, and the final result is Thirty-Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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