[Sửa]Ahead of, in advance of, in front of, forward of:The king indicated that the page should go before him.
[Sửa]Infront of; in the presence of: The entire valley was spread outbefore me.
[Sửa]Preceding, previous or anterior to, prior to; onthe eve of: Before my departure I have to kiss Annie goodbye.7 in preference to, rather than, sooner than, more willinglythan: They said they would die before yielding.
[Sửa]A in front of (before her in thequeue). b ahead of (crossed the line before him). c under theimpulse of (recoil before the attack). d awaiting (the futurebefore them).
[Sửa]Earlier than; preceding (Lent comes beforeEaster).