"before" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /bɪˈfɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /biˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /bɪˈfoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-before.ogg [US]
enPR: bĭfôʹ, bəfôrʹ, bĭfōrʹ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|before}} Middle English before, {{m|enm|bifore}} bifore, {{inh|en|ang|beforan}} Old English beforan, {{m|ang|be-}} be-, {{m|ang|foran||before}} foran (“before”), {{m|ang|fore}} fore, {{der|en|gem-pro|*furai}} Proto-Germanic *furai, {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-||front}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”), {{cog|stq|befoar|t=before}} Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), {{cog|nds-de|bevör|t=before}} German Low German bevör (“before”), {{cog|de|bevor|t=before}} German bevor (“before”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} before (not comparable)
  1. At an earlier time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (at an earlier time): previously Translations (at an earlier time): առաջ (aṙaǰ) (Armenian), նախկինում (naxkinum) (Armenian), անցյալում (ancʿyalum) (Armenian), qabaq (Azerbaijani), qabaqlar (Azerbaijani), əvvəl (Azerbaijani), əvvəllər (Azerbaijani), преди (predi) (Bulgarian), abans (Catalan), ⁧لەمەوپێش⁩ (lemewpêş) (Central Kurdish), 以前 (yǐqián) (Chinese Mandarin), aldında (Crimean Tatar), før (Danish), tidligere (Danish), voordien (Dutch), eerder (Dutch), voorheen (Dutch), vroeger (Dutch), antaŭe (Esperanto), áður (Faroese), fyrr (Faroese), aikaisemmin (Finnish), ennen [colloquial] (Finnish), avant (French), ადრე (adre) (Georgian), უწინ (uc̣in) (Georgian), წინად (c̣inad) (Georgian), zuvor (German), vorher (German), ⁧לפני⁩ (lifnéi) (Hebrew), áður (Icelandic), fyrr (Icelandic), dahulu (Indonesian), ennen (Ingrian), ennemoin (Ingrian), cheana (Irish), roimhe sin (Irish), prima (Italian), 以前 (izen) (alt: いぜん) (Japanese), 前に (mae ni) (alt: まえに) (Japanese), មុន (mun) (Khmer), ពីមុន (pii mun) (Khmer), 전에 (jeone) (Korean), anteā (Latin), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), før (Norwegian), abans (Occitan), antes (Portuguese), înainte (Romanian), ра́ньше (ránʹše) (Russian), ра́нее (ráneje) (Russian), पुरा (purā) (Sanskrit), roimhe (Scottish Gaelic), prije (Serbo-Croatian), pre (Serbo-Croatian), predtým (Slovak), prej (Slovene), kabla (Swahili), awali (Swahili), förr (Swedish), förut (Swedish), tidigare (Swedish), เมื่อก่อน (mʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai), ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai), рані́ше (raníše) (Ukrainian), avanti (Venetian), trước đây (Vietnamese), divant (Walloon), o'r blaen (Welsh), gynt (Welsh), ynghynt (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-before-en-adv-Qqg9xDqK Disambiguation of Time: 34 0 2 28 2 29 0 0 0 5 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at an earlier time': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'at an earlier time': 100 0 0
  2. In advance. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (in advance): ahead Translations (in advance): предварително (predvaritelno) (Bulgarian), davant (Catalan), forud (Danish), op voorhand (Dutch), vooraf (Dutch), antaŭe (Esperanto), aiemmin (Finnish), etukäteen (Finnish), მანამდე (manamde) (Georgian), eher (German), im Voraus (German), áður (Icelandic), fyrirfram (Icelandic), 미리 (miri) (Korean), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), primeiro (Portuguese), în avans (Romanian), зара́нее (zaráneje) (Russian), unaprijed (Serbo-Croatian), unapred (Serbo-Croatian), framför (Swedish), före (Swedish), заздалегі́дь (zazdalehídʹ) (Ukrainian), trước (Vietnamese), đằng trước (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-before-en-adv-GR3A0BnO Disambiguation of 'in advance': 4 95 1 Disambiguation of 'in advance': 0 99 1
  3. At the front end. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (at the front end): in front Translations (at the front end): хьалха (ḥʳalxa) (Chechen), antaŭe (Esperanto), vorn (German), vorne (German), elöl (Hungarian), хьалха (ḥʳalxa) (Ingush), prězy (Lower Sorbian), മുന്നിൽ (munnil) (Malayalam), മുമ്പിൽ (mumpil) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-before-en-adv-CWpQwfwB Disambiguation of 'at the front end': 0 1 99 Disambiguation of 'at the front end': 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: befo [pronunciation-spelling], befo' [pronunciation-spelling], b4 [Internet], be4 [Internet]

Conjunction

IPA: /bɪˈfɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /biˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /bɪˈfoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-before.ogg [US]
enPR: bĭfôʹ, bəfôrʹ, bĭfōrʹ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|before}} Middle English before, {{m|enm|bifore}} bifore, {{inh|en|ang|beforan}} Old English beforan, {{m|ang|be-}} be-, {{m|ang|foran||before}} foran (“before”), {{m|ang|fore}} fore, {{der|en|gem-pro|*furai}} Proto-Germanic *furai, {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-||front}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”), {{cog|stq|befoar|t=before}} Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), {{cog|nds-de|bevör|t=before}} German Low German bevör (“before”), {{cog|de|bevor|t=before}} German bevor (“before”) Head templates: {{en-con}} before
  1. In advance of the time when. Categories (topical): Time Translations (in advance of the time when): πρίν (prín) (Ancient Greek), преди да (predi da) (Bulgarian), abans que (Catalan), než (Czech), før (Danish), inden (Danish), voor (Dutch), vooraleer (Dutch), voordat (Dutch), alvorens (Dutch), antaŭ ol (Esperanto), antaŭ kiam (Esperanto), ennen kuin (Finnish), avant que (French), bevor (German), kafin (Hausa), áður en (Icelandic), sula (Irish), prima (Italian), 기 전(前)에 (-gi jeon-e) (Korean), antequam (Latin), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുൻപെ (muṉpe) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), qabel (Maltese), zanim (Polish), antes de (Portuguese), antes de que [subjunctive] (Spanish), förrän (Swedish), innan (Swedish), cyn (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-before-en-conj-FGsRND5o Disambiguation of Time: 34 0 2 28 2 29 0 0 0 5 0 0 Disambiguation of 'in advance of the time when': 98 2
  2. (informal) Rather or sooner than. Tags: informal Synonyms (rather than): lest Translations (rather or sooner than): преди (predi) (Bulgarian), abans que (Catalan), hellere (Danish), eerder dan (Dutch), avant que (French), bevor (German), innanzi che (Italian), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), antes que (Portuguese), antes que (Spanish), hellre (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-before-en-conj-Y61xWEqx Disambiguation of 'rather than': 13 87 Disambiguation of 'rather or sooner than': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: befo [pronunciation-spelling], befo' [pronunciation-spelling], b4 [Internet], be4 [Internet]
Derived forms: accessary before the fact, accessory before the fact, age before beauty, before-and-after, before dark, beforehand, before it was cool, before long, before-mentioned, before one knows it, before one knows where one is, before one's eyes, before someone's time, before the fact, before the mast, beforetime, before times, before you can say Jack Robinson, before you can say knife, best before date, best-before date, boldly go where no man has gone before, bow down before the porcelain god, bros before hoes, bros before hos, business before pleasure, calm before the storm, carry all before one, carry everything before one, carry the world before one, cast pearls before swine, check yourself before you wreck yourself, chicks before dicks, come before, crawl before one can walk, crawl before one walks, cross a bridge before one comes to it, day before yesterday, don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched, don't count your chickens before they're hatched, fingers were made before forks, halloo before one is out of the wood, hoes before bros, in before, it is always darkest before the dawn, it is always darkest just before the dawn, it is darkest before the dawn, it is darkest just before the dawn, I've never heard it called that before, jump before one is pushed, kneel before, know how to walk before one can run, learn to walk before one can run, leg before, leg before wicket, lie before, look before one leaps, lull before the storm, make-before-break, milk before meat, morning after the night before, not before time, nothing is said that has not been said before, one's father was born before one, pearls before swine, pride comes before a fall, pride cometh before a fall, pride goes before a fall, pride goeth before a fall, pride wenteth before a fall, put before, put the cart before the horse, sisters before misters, tears before bedtime, the darkest hour is always just before the dawn, the darkest hour is just before the dawn, the day before, the night before last, throw pearls before swine, time before time, wrap it before you tap it, you must spoil before you spin

Preposition

IPA: /bɪˈfɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /biˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfɔɹ/ [General-American], /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /bɪˈfoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-before.ogg [US]
enPR: bĭfôʹ, bəfôrʹ, bĭfōrʹ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|before}} Middle English before, {{m|enm|bifore}} bifore, {{inh|en|ang|beforan}} Old English beforan, {{m|ang|be-}} be-, {{m|ang|foran||before}} foran (“before”), {{m|ang|fore}} fore, {{der|en|gem-pro|*furai}} Proto-Germanic *furai, {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-||front}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”), {{cog|stq|befoar|t=before}} Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), {{cog|nds-de|bevör|t=before}} German Low German bevör (“before”), {{cog|de|bevor|t=before}} German bevor (“before”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} before, {{en-prep}} before
  1. Earlier than (in time). Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (earlier than in time): by, no later than, previous to, prior to, ere [obsolete] Translations (earlier than): para (Albanian), πρό (pró) [with-genitive] (Ancient Greek), ⁧قَبْلَ⁩ (qabla) (Arabic), ⁧قبل⁩ (ʔabl) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), ⁧قَبل⁩ (gabil) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), ⁧ڭْبل⁩ (gbəl) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), ⁧قْبل⁩ (qbəl) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), առաջ (aṙaǰ) (Armenian), մինչեւ (minčʿew) (Armenian), nãnti (Aromanian), ninti (roa-rup) (Aromanian), nãinti (Aromanian), nustāri (Ashkun), qabaq (Azerbaijani), əvvəl (Azerbaijani), irəli (Azerbaijani), элек (elek) (Bashkir), борон (boron) (Bashkir), алда (alda) (Bashkir), да (da) (Belarusian), пе́рад (pjérad) (Belarusian), преди (predi) (Bulgarian), abans de (Catalan), abans que (Catalan), ...以前 (...yǐqián) (Chinese Mandarin), ...之前 (...zhīqián) (Chinese Mandarin), прѣдъ (prědŭ) [Cyrillic] (Church Slavic), kyns (Cornish), aldı (Crimean Tatar), aldında (Crimean Tatar), před (Czech), før (Danish), ⁧އިސް⁩ (is) (Dhivehi), voor (Dutch), voordat (note: + clause) (Dutch), antaŭ (Esperanto), ennen (Finnish), aikaisemmin (Finnish), varhemmin (Finnish), avant (French), avant que (note: + clause) (French), წინ (c̣in) (Georgian), წინათ (c̣inat) (Georgian), -მდე (-mde) (Georgian), უწინ (uc̣in) (Georgian), vor (German), πριν (prin) (Greek), ⁧לִפְנֵי⁩ (lif'nei) (Hebrew), ... से पहले (... se pahle) (Hindi), előtt (Hungarian), áður (Icelandic), fyrr (Icelandic), ante (Ido), ennen (Ingrian), ante (Interlingua), roimh (Irish), prima (Italian), innanzi (Italian), ...の前に (...no mae ni) (alt: ...のまえに) (Japanese), nūštař (Kamkata-vari), (mē) (alt: めー) (Kikai), 이전에 (ijeone) (Korean), 전에 (jeone) (Korean), (mē) (alt: めー) (Kunigami), ante [with-accusative] (Latin), beför (Low German), fördem (Low German), fördęm (Low German), er (Low German), pśed (Lower Sorbian), пред (pred) (Macedonian), sebelum (Malay), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), qabel (Maltese), mua (Maori), mona (Maranao), ...-च्या अगोदर (...-cyā agodar) (Marathi), ...-च्या आधी (...-cyā ādhī) (Marathi), (mai) (alt: まい) (Miyako), өмнө (ömnö) (Mongolian), d'vànt qué [Guernsey] (Norman), (mē) (alt: めー) (Northern Amami-Oshima), berî (Northern Kurdish), før (Norwegian Bokmål), innen (Norwegian Bokmål), () (alt: めー) (Okinawan), ǣr (Old English), (Old Irish), ⁧قبل⁩ (qabl) (Persian), ⁧پیش از⁩ (piš az) (Persian), ⁧قبل از⁩ (qabl az) (Persian), przed (Polish), nim [masculine] (Polish), antes de (Portuguese), înainte (Romanian), anterior (Romanian), avant (Romansch), до (do) (Russian), пре́жде (préžde) (Russian), пе́ред (péred) (Russian), пред (pred) [archaic, poetic] (Russian), afore (Scots), prije (Serbo-Croatian), pre (Serbo-Croatian), прије (Serbo-Croatian), пре (Serbo-Croatian), ඉස්සර (issara) (Sinhalese), pred (Slovak), pred (Slovene), (mē) (alt: めー) (Southern Amami-Oshima), chien (Southern Ohlone), antes de (Spanish), antes que (note: + clause) (Spanish), kabla ya (Swahili), före (Swedish), innan (Swedish), förut (Swedish), ముందు (mundu) (Telugu), ముందుగాల (mundugāla) (Telugu), ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai), (mē) (alt: めー) (Toku-No-Shima), önce (Turkish), до (do) (Ukrainian), пе́ред (péred) (Ukrainian), ⁧... سے پہلے⁩ (... se pahle) (Urdu), avanti (Venetian), trước (Vietnamese), trước khi (note: + clause) (Vietnamese), nūst (Waigali), divant (Walloon), divant ki (note: + clause) (Walloon), cyn (Welsh), o flaen (Welsh), foar (West Frisian), (mai) (alt: まい) (Yaeyama), (mai) (alt: まい) (Yonaguni), (mē) (alt: めー) (Yoron)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-VhdOTGBM Disambiguation of Time: 34 0 2 28 2 29 0 0 0 5 0 0 Disambiguation of 'earlier than in time': 97 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of 'earlier than': 78 1 0 0 2 3 16
  2. In front of in space. Synonyms (in front of in space): ahead of, in front of Translations (in front of in space): para (Albanian), ἐνώπιον (enṓpion) [with-genitive] (Ancient Greek), ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen) [with-genitive] (Ancient Greek), ⁧قَبْلَ⁩ (qabla) (Arabic), ⁧أَمَامَ⁩ (ʔamāma) (Arabic), ⁧قُدَّامَ⁩ (quddāma) (Arabic), ⁧بَيْنَ يَدَيْ⁩ (bayna yaday) (Arabic), ⁧ڭدّام⁩ (gəddæm) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), առջև (aṙǰew) (Armenian), առջևում (aṙǰewum) (Armenian), nustāri (Ashkun), алдында (aldında) (note: when specific object is specified) (Bashkir), алда (alda) (note: when no specific object is specified) (Bashkir), пе́рад (pjérad) (Belarusian), rag (Breton), rak (Breton), пред (pred) (Bulgarian), davant (Catalan), ⁧پێش⁩ (pêş) (Central Kurdish), ...以前 (...yǐqián) (Chinese Mandarin), ...之前 (...zhīqián) (Chinese Mandarin), прѣдъ (prědŭ) [Cyrillic] (Church Slavic), před (Czech), foran (Danish), vóór (Dutch), antaŭ (Esperanto), edessä (Finnish), devant (French), წინ (c̣in) (Georgian), vor (German), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 (faur) (Gothic), μπροστά σε (brostá se) (Greek), μπροστά από (brostá apó) (Greek), ⁧לִפְנֵי⁩ (lifnéi) (Hebrew), előtt (Hungarian), avan (Ido), ees (Ingrian), os comhair (Irish), os coinne (Irish), davanti (Italian), innanzi (Italian), di fronte (Italian), ...の前に (...no mae ni) (alt: ...のまえに) (Japanese), nūštař (Kamkata-vari), (mē) (alt: めー) (Kikai), 앞에 (ape) (Korean), (mē) (alt: めー) (Kunigami), prō (Latin), ante (Latin), prae (Latin), pśed (Lower Sorbian), пред (pred) (Macedonian), di depan (Malay), മുന്നിൽ (munnil) (Malayalam), മുമ്പിൽ (mumpil) (Malayalam), quddiem (Maltese), qabel (Maltese), mbeli za (Maore Comorian), mua (Maori), (mai) (alt: まい) (Miyako), d'vànt [Guernsey] (Norman), d'vant [Jersey] (Norman), foran (Norwegian Bokmål), føre (Norwegian Nynorsk), framanfor (Norwegian Nynorsk), () (alt: めー) (Okinawan), bifoa (Pijin), przed (Polish), ante (Portuguese), em frente a (Portuguese), na frente de (Portuguese), diante de (Portuguese), înainte (Romanian), în față (Romanian), avant (Romansch), пе́ред (péred) (Russian), пред (pred) [archaic, poetic] (Russian), pred (Serbo-Croatian), пред (Serbo-Croatian), pred (Slovak), pred (Slovene), (mē) (alt: めー) (Southern Amami-Oshima), ante (Spanish), frente a (Spanish), enfrente de (Spanish), mbele ya (Swahili), framför (Swedish), före (Swedish), inför (Swedish), ముందు (mundu) (Telugu), ఎదర (edara) (Telugu), (mē) (alt: めー) (Toku-No-Shima), пе́ред (péred) (Ukrainian), trước (Vietnamese), đằng trước (Vietnamese), nūst (Waigali), divant (Walloon), o flaen (Welsh), yng ngŵydd (Welsh), (mai) (alt: まい) (Yaeyama), (mai) (alt: まい) (Yonaguni), (mē) (alt: めー) (Yoron)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-kFQp7PaS Disambiguation of 'in front of in space': 1 62 8 0 1 28 1 Disambiguation of 'in front of in space': 1 62 8 0 1 28 1
  3. In the presence of. Translations (in the presence of): vor (German), os coinne (Irish), ante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-UmQlP~LG Disambiguation of 'in the presence of': 2 14 64 0 4 14 2
  4. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). Translations (under consideration, judgment, authority of): пред (pred) (Bulgarian), voor (Dutch), faoi bhráid (Irish), os comhair (Irish), przed (Polish), pred (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-REI7gP5a Disambiguation of 'under consideration, judgment, authority of': 2 0 0 96 1 1 0
  5. In store for, in the future of (someone). Translations (in store for, in the future of): пред (pred) (Bulgarian), voor (Dutch), 앞에 (ape) (Korean), för (Low German), foran (Norwegian Bokmål), pred (Slovak), framför (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-2gBYA-1c Disambiguation of 'in store for, in the future of': 5 3 5 0 82 3 2
  6. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items. Synonyms (in front of according to an ordering system): ahead of Translations (in front of according to an ordering system): ⁧قَبْلَ⁩ (qabla) (Arabic), առաջ (aṙaǰ) (Armenian), qabaq (Azerbaijani), ала (ala) (Bashkir), пред (pred) (Bulgarian), abans (Catalan), ⁧پێش⁩ (pêş) (Central Kurdish), ...以前 (...yǐqián) (Chinese Mandarin), ...之前 (...zhīqián) (Chinese Mandarin), před (Czech), før (Danish), inden (Danish), voor (Dutch), ennen (Finnish), avant (French), -მდე (-mde) (Georgian), vor (German), ⁧לִפְנֵי⁩ (lif'nei) (Hebrew), roimh (Irish), ...の前に (...no mae ni) (alt: ...のまえに) (Japanese), 앞에 (ape) (Korean), ante (Latin), för (Low German), pśed (Lower Sorbian), sebelum (Malay), przed (Polish), antes de (Portuguese), пе́ред (péred) (Russian), pred (Slovak), pred (Slovene), antes de (Spanish), före (Swedish), framför (Swedish), ముందు (mundu) (Telugu), trước (Vietnamese), đằng trước (Vietnamese), o flaen (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-hi-j8pzJ Disambiguation of 'in front of according to an ordering system': 2 35 9 0 1 51 1 Disambiguation of 'in front of according to an ordering system': 2 36 9 0 1 51 1
  7. At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking. Translations (at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking): пред (pred) (Bulgarian), vóór (Dutch), antaŭ (Esperanto), മുന്നെ (munne) (Malayalam), മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) (Malayalam), før (Norwegian Bokmål), foran (Norwegian Bokmål), nad (Slovak), awali (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-before-en-prep-QqU75ghn Disambiguation of 'at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking': 5 4 7 0 5 8 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: befo [pronunciation-spelling], befo' [pronunciation-spelling], b4 [Internet], be4 [Internet]

Alternative forms

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    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "after"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "later than"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "behind"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "after"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English before",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bifore"
      },
      "expansion": "bifore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "beforan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English beforan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "foran",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "foran (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore"
      },
      "expansion": "fore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*furai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *furai",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "front"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "befoar",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bevör",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bevör (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "before",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "before",
      "name": "en-prep"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧fore"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 0 2 28 2 29 0 0 0 5 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "en:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I want this done before Monday.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Earlier than (in time)."
      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-prep-VhdOTGBM",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 0 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "earlier than in time",
          "word": "by"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 0 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "earlier than in time",
          "word": "no later than"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 0 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "earlier than in time",
          "word": "previous to"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 0 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "earlier than in time",
          "word": "prior to"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 0 0 1 1 1",
          "sense": "earlier than in time",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "ere"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "para"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qabla",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔabl",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "⁧قبل⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "gabil",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "⁧قَبل⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "gbəl",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "⁧ڭْبل⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qbəl",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "⁧قْبل⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙaǰ",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "առաջ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "minčʿew",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "մինչեւ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "nãnti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ninti (roa-rup)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "nãinti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ask",
          "lang": "Ashkun",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "nustāri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "qabaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "əvvəl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "irəli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "elek",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "элек"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "boron",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "борон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "alda",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "алда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "da",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pjérad",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пе́рад"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predi",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "преди"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "abans de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "abans que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...yǐqián",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "...以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...zhīqián",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "...之前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "kyns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "crh",
          "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "aldı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "crh",
          "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "aldında"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "před"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "dv",
          "lang": "Dhivehi",
          "roman": "is",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧އިސް⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "note": "+ clause",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "voordat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "antaŭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "aikaisemmin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "varhemmin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "avant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "note": "+ clause",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "avant que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣in",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "წინ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inat",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "წინათ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "-mde",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "-მდე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uc̣in",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "უწინ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "vor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prin",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "πριν"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "pró",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "with-genitive"
          ],
          "word": "πρό"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "lif'nei",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "... se pahle",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "... से पहले"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "előtt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "áður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "fyrr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "roimh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ré"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "prima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "innanzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "...のまえに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...no mae ni",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "...の前に"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "bsh",
          "lang": "Kamkata-vari",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "nūštař"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "kzg",
          "lang": "Kikai",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ijeone",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "이전에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeone",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "전에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "xug",
          "lang": "Kunigami",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "berî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "with-accusative"
          ],
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "beför"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "fördem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "fördęm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "er"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "sebelum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpŭ",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "qabel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "mua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mrw",
          "lang": "Maranao",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "mona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "...-cyā agodar",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "...-च्या अगोदर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "...-cyā ādhī",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "...-च्या आधी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "mvi",
          "lang": "Miyako",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "ömnö",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "өмнө"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Guernsey"
          ],
          "word": "d'vànt qué"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "ryn",
          "lang": "Northern Amami-Oshima",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "innen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Church Slavic",
          "roman": "prědŭ",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "прѣдъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ǣr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qabl",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧قبل⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "piš az",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧پیش از⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qabl az",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧قبل از⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "przed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "antes de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "înainte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "anterior"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "avant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "do",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "до"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "préžde",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пре́жде"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "péred",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пе́ред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "afore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "prije"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "pre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "прије"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пре"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "issara",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ඉස්සර"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "pśed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "ams",
          "lang": "Southern Amami-Oshima",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "css",
          "lang": "Southern Ohlone",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "chien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "antes de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "note": "+ clause",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "antes que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "kabla ya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "före"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "innan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "förut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mundu",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ముందు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mundugāla",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ముందుగాల"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "ก่อน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "tkn",
          "lang": "Toku-No-Shima",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "önce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "do",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "до"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "péred",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "пе́ред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "... se pahle",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "⁧... سے پہلے⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "avanti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "note": "+ clause",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "trước khi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "wbk",
          "lang": "Waigali",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "nūst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "divant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "note": "+ clause",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "divant ki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "cyn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "o flaen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "foar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "rys",
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "yoi",
          "lang": "Yonaguni",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 0 0 2 3 16",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "yox",
          "lang": "Yoron",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "earlier than",
          "word": "前"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He stood before me.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "We sat before the fire to warm ourselves.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist",
          "text": "The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "In front of in space."
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ahead of"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "in front of"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "para"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qabla",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔamāma",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧أَمَامَ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "quddāma",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧قُدَّامَ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "bayna yaday",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧بَيْنَ يَدَيْ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "gəddæm",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "⁧ڭدّام⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙǰew",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "առջև"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙǰewum",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "առջևում"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ask",
          "lang": "Ashkun",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "nustāri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "note": "when specific object is specified",
          "roman": "aldında",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "алдында"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "note": "when no specific object is specified",
          "roman": "alda",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "алда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pjérad",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пе́рад"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "rag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "rak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "davant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...yǐqián",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "...以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...zhīqián",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "...之前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "před"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "foran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "vóór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "antaŭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "edessä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "devant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣in",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "წინ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "vor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "faur",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "brostá se",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "μπροστά σε"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "brostá apó",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "μπροστά από"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "enṓpion",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "with-genitive"
          ],
          "word": "ἐνώπιον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "émprosthen",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "with-genitive"
          ],
          "word": "ἔμπροσθεν"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "lifnéi",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "előtt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "avan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ees"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "os comhair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "os coinne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "davanti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "innanzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "di fronte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "...のまえに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...no mae ni",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "...の前に"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "bsh",
          "lang": "Kamkata-vari",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "nūštař"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "kzg",
          "lang": "Kikai",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ape",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "앞에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "xug",
          "lang": "Kunigami",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pêş",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "⁧پێش⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "prō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "prae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "di depan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munnil",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "മുന്നിൽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpil",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "മുമ്പിൽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "quddiem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "qabel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "swb",
          "lang": "Maore Comorian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "mbeli za"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "mua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "mvi",
          "lang": "Miyako",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "Guernsey"
          ],
          "word": "d'vànt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey"
          ],
          "word": "d'vant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "foran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "føre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "framanfor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "ryu",
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Church Slavic",
          "roman": "prědŭ",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "прѣдъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pis",
          "lang": "Pijin",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "bifoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "przed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "em frente a"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "na frente de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "diante de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "înainte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "în față"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "avant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "péred",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пе́ред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "pśed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "ams",
          "lang": "Southern Amami-Oshima",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "frente a"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "enfrente de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "mbele ya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "framför"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "före"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "inför"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mundu",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ముందు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "edara",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "ఎదర"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "tkn",
          "lang": "Toku-No-Shima",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "péred",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "пе́ред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "đằng trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "wbk",
          "lang": "Waigali",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "nūst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "divant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "o flaen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "yng ngŵydd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "rys",
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "まい",
          "code": "yoi",
          "lang": "Yonaguni",
          "roman": "mai",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 62 8 0 1 28 1",
          "alt": "めー",
          "code": "yox",
          "lang": "Yoron",
          "roman": "mē",
          "sense": "in front of in space",
          "word": "前"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He performed before the troops in North Africa."
        },
        {
          "text": "He spoke before a joint session of Congress."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the presence of."
      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-prep-UmQlP~LG",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 14 64 0 4 14 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in the presence of",
          "word": "vor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 14 64 0 4 14 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in the presence of",
          "word": "os coinne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 14 64 0 4 14 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in the presence of",
          "word": "ante"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani",
          "text": "If a suit be begun before an archdeacon[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone)."
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      "id": "en-before-en-prep-REI7gP5a",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "faoi bhráid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "os comhair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "przed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 0 96 1 1 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
          "word": "pred"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In store for, in the future of (someone)."
      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-prep-2gBYA-1c",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ape",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "앞에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "för"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "foran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 3 5 0 82 3 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
          "word": "framför"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In alphabetical order, \"cat\" comes before \"dog\", \"canine\" before feline\".",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items."
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      "id": "en-before-en-prep-hi-j8pzJ",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 35 9 0 1 51 1",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "ahead of"
        }
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qabla",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙaǰ",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "առաջ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "qabaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "ala",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "ала"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pred",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "abans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...yǐqián",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "...以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "...zhīqián",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "...之前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "před"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "inden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "avant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "-mde",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "-მდე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "vor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "lif'nei",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "roimh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "alt": "...のまえに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...no mae ni",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "...の前に"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ape",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "앞에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pêş",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "⁧پێش⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "ante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "för"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "sebelum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "przed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "antes de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "péred",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "пе́ред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "pred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "pśed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "antes de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "före"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "framför"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mundu",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "ముందు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "đằng trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 36 9 0 1 51 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
          "word": "o flaen"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, an amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-prep-QqU75ghn",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
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          "roman": "pred",
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          "word": "пред"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "antaŭ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
          "code": "ml",
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          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
          "code": "ml",
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          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
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          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
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          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "før"
        },
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          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "foran"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "nad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 7 0 5 8 71",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
          "word": "awali"
        }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
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      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
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        "Internet"
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}

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      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "after"
    },
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      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "behind"
    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "bifore",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "beforan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "foran",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "foran (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore"
      },
      "expansion": "fore",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*furai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *furai",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "front"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "befoar",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bevör",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bevör (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "before (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
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    "be‧fore"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Time",
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "text": "I've never done this before.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "At an earlier time."
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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          "word": "previously"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙaǰ",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "առաջ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "naxkinum",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "նախկինում"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ancʿyalum",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "անցյալում"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "qabaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "qabaqlar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "əvvəl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "əvvəllər"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predi",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "преди"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "abans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǐqián",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "crh",
          "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "aldında"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "tidligere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "voordien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "eerder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "voorheen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "vroeger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "antaŭe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "áður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "fyrr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "aikaisemmin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "avant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "adre",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ადრე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uc̣in",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "უწინ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inad",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "წინად"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "zuvor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "vorher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "lifnéi",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "⁧לפני⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "áður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "fyrr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "dahulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ennemoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "cheana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "roimhe sin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "prima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "alt": "いぜん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "izen",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "alt": "まえに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mae ni",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "前に"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "mun",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "មុន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "pii mun",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ពីមុន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeone",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "전에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "lemewpêş",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "⁧لەمەوپێش⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "anteā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpŭ",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "abans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "antes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "înainte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ránʹše",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ра́ньше"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ráneje",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ра́нее"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "purā",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "पुरा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "roimhe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "prije"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "pre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "predtým"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "prej"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "kabla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "awali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "förr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "förut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "tidigare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "เมื่อก่อน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ก่อน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "raníše",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "рані́ше"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "avanti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "trước đây"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "divant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "o'r blaen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "gynt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "ynghynt"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In advance."
      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-adv-GR3A0BnO",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 95 1",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "ahead"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predvaritelno",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "предварително"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "davant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "forud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "op voorhand"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "vooraf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "antaŭe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "aiemmin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "etukäteen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "manamde",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "მანამდე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "eher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "im Voraus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "áður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "fyrirfram"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "miri",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "미리"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpŭ",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "primeiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "în avans"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaráneje",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "зара́нее"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "unaprijed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "unapred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "framför"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "före"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zazdalehídʹ",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "заздалегі́дь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "trước"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 99 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in advance",
          "word": "đằng trước"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1896, Hilaire Belloc, “The Elephant”, in The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts",
          "text": "When people call this beast to mind,\nThey marvel more and more\nAt such a little tail behind,\nSo LARGE a trunk before.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "At the front end."
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "in front"
        }
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "ce",
          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "ḥʳalxa",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "хьалха"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "antaŭe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "vorn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "vorne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "elöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "inh",
          "lang": "Ingush",
          "roman": "ḥʳalxa",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "хьалха"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munnil",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "മുന്നിൽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpil",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "മുമ്പിൽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 99",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "at the front end",
          "word": "prězy"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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    {
      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
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    {
      "enpr": "bĭfōrʹ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "be4"
    }
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}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "accessary before the fact"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "accessory before the fact"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "age before beauty"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before-and-after"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before dark"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beforehand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before it was cool"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before long"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before-mentioned"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before one knows it"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before one knows where one is"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before one's eyes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before someone's time"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before the fact"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before the mast"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beforetime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before times"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before you can say Jack Robinson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "before you can say knife"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "best before date"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "best-before date"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boldly go where no man has gone before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bow down before the porcelain god"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bros before hoes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bros before hos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "business before pleasure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "calm before the storm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carry all before one"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carry everything before one"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carry the world before one"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cast pearls before swine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "check yourself before you wreck yourself"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chicks before dicks"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "come before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "crawl before one can walk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "crawl before one walks"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cross a bridge before one comes to it"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "day before yesterday"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "don't count your chickens before they're hatched"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fingers were made before forks"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halloo before one is out of the wood"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoes before bros"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "in before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "it is always darkest before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "it is always darkest just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "it is darkest before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "it is darkest just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "I've never heard it called that before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jump before one is pushed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kneel before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "know how to walk before one can run"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "learn to walk before one can run"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "leg before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "leg before wicket"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lie before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "look before one leaps"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lull before the storm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "make-before-break"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "milk before meat"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "morning after the night before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pearls before swine"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pride comes before a fall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pride cometh before a fall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pride goes before a fall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pride goeth before a fall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pride wenteth before a fall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "put before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "put the cart before the horse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sisters before misters"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tears before bedtime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the darkest hour is always just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the darkest hour is just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the day before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the night before last"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "throw pearls before swine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "time before time"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wrap it before you tap it"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "3": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English before",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "foran",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "fore"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "befoar",
        "t": "before"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bevör",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bevör (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "before",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "34 0 2 28 2 29 0 0 0 5 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Time",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "November 11, 2011, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport",
          "text": "Stephen Ward then had to time his tackle excellently to deny Tarmo Kink as the Wolves winger slid the ball out of play before the Estonian could attempt to beat Given.",
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        }
      ],
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        "In advance of the time when."
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      "id": "en-before-en-conj-FGsRND5o",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predi da",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "преди да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "abans que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "než"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "før"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "inden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "voor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "vooraleer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "voordat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "alvorens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "antaŭ ol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "antaŭ kiam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "ennen kuin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "avant que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "bevor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "prín",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "πρίν"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "kafin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "áður en"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "sula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "prima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "-gi jeon-e",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "기 전(前)에"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "antequam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "muṉpe",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "മുൻപെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpŭ",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "qabel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "zanim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "antes de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "tags": [
            "subjunctive"
          ],
          "word": "antes de que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "förrän"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "innan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in advance of the time when",
          "word": "cyn"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "I'll die before I'll tell you anything about it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Rather or sooner than."
      ],
      "id": "en-before-en-conj-Y61xWEqx",
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        [
          "Rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "sooner",
          "sooner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Rather or sooner than."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "rather than",
          "word": "lest"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predi",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "преди"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "abans que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "hellere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "eerder dan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "avant que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "bevor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "innanzi che"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "munne",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "മുന്നെ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "mumpŭ",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "മുമ്പ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "antes que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "antes que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "rather or sooner than",
          "word": "hellre"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔː/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfōrʹ"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
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}
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    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "after"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "later than"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "after"
    }
  ],
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    "Requests for native script for Manchu terms",
    "Requests for review of Breton translations",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "Requests for review of Indonesian translations",
    "Requests for review of Interlingua translations",
    "Requests for review of Irish translations",
    "Requests for review of Manchu translations",
    "Requests for review of Old English translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I want this done before Monday.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Earlier than (in time)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He stood before me.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "We sat before the fire to warm ourselves.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist",
          "text": "The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In front of in space."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He performed before the troops in North Africa."
        },
        {
          "text": "He spoke before a joint session of Congress."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the presence of."
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "text": "The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani",
          "text": "If a suit be begun before an archdeacon[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In store for, in the future of (someone)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In alphabetical order, \"cat\" comes before \"dog\", \"canine\" before feline\".",
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        }
      ],
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        "In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, an amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.",
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      "glosses": [
        "At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking."
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
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      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
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      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
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    {
      "enpr": "bĭfōrʹ"
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    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "by"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "no later than"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "previous to"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "word": "prior to"
    },
    {
      "sense": "earlier than in time",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "ere"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ahead of"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "in front of"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "ahead of"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo'"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "b4"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "be4"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "para"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qabla",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔabl",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "⁧قبل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gabil",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "⁧قَبل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gbəl",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "⁧ڭْبل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qbəl",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "⁧قْبل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰ",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "առաջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "minčʿew",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "մինչեւ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "nãnti"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ninti (roa-rup)"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "nãinti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ask",
      "lang": "Ashkun",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "nustāri"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "qabaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "əvvəl"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "irəli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "elek",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "элек"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "boron",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "борон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "alda",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "алда"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "da",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "да"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjérad",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пе́рад"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "преди"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "abans de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "abans que"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...yǐqián",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "...以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...zhīqián",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "...之前"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "kyns"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "aldı"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "aldında"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "před"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "is",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧އިސް⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "voor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "note": "+ clause",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "voordat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "antaŭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "aikaisemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "varhemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "avant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "+ clause",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "avant que"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣in",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "წინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inat",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "წინათ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "-mde",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "-მდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uc̣in",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "უწინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "vor"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prin",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "πριν"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pró",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "πρό"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lif'nei",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "... se pahle",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "... से पहले"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "előtt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "áður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "fyrr"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "roimh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ré"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "prima"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "innanzi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "...のまえに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...no mae ni",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "...の前に"
    },
    {
      "code": "bsh",
      "lang": "Kamkata-vari",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "nūštař"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "kzg",
      "lang": "Kikai",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ijeone",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "이전에"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeone",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "전에"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "xug",
      "lang": "Kunigami",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "berî"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ],
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "beför"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "fördem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "fördęm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "er"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "sebelum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "qabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "mua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrw",
      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "mona"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "...-cyā agodar",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "...-च्या अगोदर"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "...-cyā ādhī",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "...-च्या आधी"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "mvi",
      "lang": "Miyako",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ömnö",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "өмнө"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey"
      ],
      "word": "d'vànt qué"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "ryn",
      "lang": "Northern Amami-Oshima",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "innen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "prědŭ",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "прѣдъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ǣr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qabl",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧قبل⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "piš az",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧پیش از⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qabl az",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧قبل از⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "przed"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nim"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "antes de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "înainte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "anterior"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "avant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "do",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "до"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "préžde",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пре́жде"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "péred",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пе́ред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "afore"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "prije"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "pre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "прије"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пре"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "issara",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ඉස්සර"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "pśed"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "ams",
      "lang": "Southern Amami-Oshima",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "css",
      "lang": "Southern Ohlone",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "chien"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "antes de"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "+ clause",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "antes que"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "kabla ya"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "före"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "innan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "förut"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mundu",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ముందు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mundugāla",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ముందుగాల"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "ก่อน"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "tkn",
      "lang": "Toku-No-Shima",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "önce"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "do",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "до"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "péred",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "пе́ред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "... se pahle",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "⁧... سے پہلے⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "avanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "+ clause",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "trước khi"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbk",
      "lang": "Waigali",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "nūst"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "divant"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "note": "+ clause",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "divant ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "cyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "o flaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "foar"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "rys",
      "lang": "Yaeyama",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "yoi",
      "lang": "Yonaguni",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "yox",
      "lang": "Yoron",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "earlier than",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "para"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qabla",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔamāma",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧أَمَامَ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "quddāma",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧قُدَّامَ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bayna yaday",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧بَيْنَ يَدَيْ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gəddæm",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "⁧ڭدّام⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙǰew",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "առջև"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙǰewum",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "առջևում"
    },
    {
      "code": "ask",
      "lang": "Ashkun",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "nustāri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "note": "when specific object is specified",
      "roman": "aldında",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "алдында"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "note": "when no specific object is specified",
      "roman": "alda",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "алда"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjérad",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пе́рад"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "rag"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "rak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "davant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...yǐqián",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "...以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...zhīqián",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "...之前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "před"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "foran"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "vóór"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "antaŭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "edessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "devant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣in",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "წინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "vor"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "faur",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "brostá se",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "μπροστά σε"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "brostá apó",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "μπροστά από"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "enṓpion",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "ἐνώπιον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "émprosthen",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "ἔμπροσθεν"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lifnéi",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "előtt"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "avan"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ees"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "os comhair"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "os coinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "davanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "innanzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "di fronte"
    },
    {
      "alt": "...のまえに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...no mae ni",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "...の前に"
    },
    {
      "code": "bsh",
      "lang": "Kamkata-vari",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "nūštař"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "kzg",
      "lang": "Kikai",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ape",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "앞에"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "xug",
      "lang": "Kunigami",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pêş",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "⁧پێش⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "prō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "prae"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "di depan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munnil",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "മുന്നിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpil",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "മുമ്പിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "quddiem"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "qabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "mbeli za"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "mua"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "mvi",
      "lang": "Miyako",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey"
      ],
      "word": "d'vànt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey"
      ],
      "word": "d'vant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "foran"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "foran"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "føre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "framanfor"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "ryu",
      "lang": "Okinawan",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "prědŭ",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "прѣдъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pis",
      "lang": "Pijin",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "bifoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "przed"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "em frente a"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "na frente de"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "diante de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "înainte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "în față"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "avant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "péred",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пе́ред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "pśed"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "ams",
      "lang": "Southern Amami-Oshima",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "frente a"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "enfrente de"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "mbele ya"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "framför"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "före"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "inför"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mundu",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ముందు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "edara",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "ఎదర"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "tkn",
      "lang": "Toku-No-Shima",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "péred",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "пе́ред"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "đằng trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbk",
      "lang": "Waigali",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "nūst"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "divant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "o flaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "yng ngŵydd"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "rys",
      "lang": "Yaeyama",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まい",
      "code": "yoi",
      "lang": "Yonaguni",
      "roman": "mai",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めー",
      "code": "yox",
      "lang": "Yoron",
      "roman": "mē",
      "sense": "in front of in space",
      "word": "前"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the presence of",
      "word": "vor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the presence of",
      "word": "os coinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the presence of",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "voor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ape",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "앞에"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "för"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "foran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in store for, in the future of",
      "word": "framför"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "voor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "faoi bhráid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "os comhair"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "przed"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "under consideration, judgment, authority of",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qabla",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "⁧قَبْلَ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰ",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "առաջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "qabaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "ala",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "ала"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "abans"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...yǐqián",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "...以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...zhīqián",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "...之前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "před"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "inden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "voor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "avant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "-mde",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "-მდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "vor"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lif'nei",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "⁧לִפְנֵי⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "roimh"
    },
    {
      "alt": "...のまえに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...no mae ni",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "...の前に"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ape",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "앞에"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pêş",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "⁧پێش⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "ante"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "för"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "sebelum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "przed"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "antes de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "péred",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "пе́ред"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "pred"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "pśed"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "antes de"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "före"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "framför"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mundu",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "ముందు"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "đằng trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in front of according to an ordering system",
      "word": "o flaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pred",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "пред"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "vóór"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "antaŭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "foran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "nad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking",
      "word": "awali"
    }
  ],
  "word": "before"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "after"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "behind"
    }
  ],
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    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "Requests for review of Indonesian translations",
    "Requests for review of Interlingua translations",
    "Requests for review of Irish translations",
    "Requests for review of Manchu translations",
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        "3": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English before",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bifore"
      },
      "expansion": "bifore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "beforan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English beforan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "foran",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "foran (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore"
      },
      "expansion": "fore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*furai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *furai",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "front"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "befoar",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bevör",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bevör (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "before (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧fore"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've never done this before.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "At an earlier time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In advance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1896, Hilaire Belloc, “The Elephant”, in The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts",
          "text": "When people call this beast to mind,\nThey marvel more and more\nAt such a little tail behind,\nSo LARGE a trunk before.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "At the front end."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-before.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-us-before.ogg/En-us-before.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-us-before.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfōrʹ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "previously"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "ahead"
    },
    {
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "in front"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo'"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "b4"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "be4"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰ",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "առաջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "naxkinum",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "նախկինում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ancʿyalum",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "անցյալում"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "qabaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "qabaqlar"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "əvvəl"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "əvvəllər"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "преди"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "abans"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǐqián",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "aldında"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "tidligere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "voordien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "eerder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "voorheen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "vroeger"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "áður"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "fyrr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "aikaisemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "avant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "adre",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ადრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uc̣in",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "უწინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inad",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "წინად"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "zuvor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "vorher"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lifnéi",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "⁧לפני⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "áður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "fyrr"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "dahulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ennemoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "cheana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "roimhe sin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "prima"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いぜん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "izen",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "以前"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まえに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mae ni",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "前に"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "mun",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "មុន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pii mun",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ពីមុន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeone",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "전에"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "lemewpêş",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "⁧لەمەوپێش⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "anteā"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "abans"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "înainte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ránʹše",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ра́ньше"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ráneje",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ра́нее"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "purā",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "पुरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "roimhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "prije"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "pre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "predtým"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "prej"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "kabla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "awali"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "förr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "förut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "tidigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "เมื่อก่อน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ก่อน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "raníše",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "рані́ше"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "avanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "trước đây"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "divant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "o'r blaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "gynt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ynghynt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predvaritelno",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "предварително"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "davant"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "forud"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "op voorhand"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "vooraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "aiemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "etukäteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "manamde",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "მანამდე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "eher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "im Voraus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "áður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "fyrirfram"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "miri",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "미리"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "primeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "în avans"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaráneje",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "зара́нее"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "unaprijed"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "unapred"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "framför"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "före"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zazdalehídʹ",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "заздалегі́дь"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in advance",
      "word": "đằng trước"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "ḥʳalxa",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "хьалха"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "vorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "vorne"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "elöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "inh",
      "lang": "Ingush",
      "roman": "ḥʳalxa",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "хьалха"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munnil",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "മുന്നിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpil",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "മുമ്പിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "at the front end",
      "word": "prězy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "before"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Requests for native script for Manchu terms",
    "Requests for review of Breton translations",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "Requests for review of Indonesian translations",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "accessary before the fact"
    },
    {
      "word": "accessory before the fact"
    },
    {
      "word": "age before beauty"
    },
    {
      "word": "before-and-after"
    },
    {
      "word": "before dark"
    },
    {
      "word": "beforehand"
    },
    {
      "word": "before it was cool"
    },
    {
      "word": "before long"
    },
    {
      "word": "before-mentioned"
    },
    {
      "word": "before one knows it"
    },
    {
      "word": "before one knows where one is"
    },
    {
      "word": "before one's eyes"
    },
    {
      "word": "before someone's time"
    },
    {
      "word": "before the fact"
    },
    {
      "word": "before the mast"
    },
    {
      "word": "beforetime"
    },
    {
      "word": "before times"
    },
    {
      "word": "before you can say Jack Robinson"
    },
    {
      "word": "before you can say knife"
    },
    {
      "word": "best before date"
    },
    {
      "word": "best-before date"
    },
    {
      "word": "boldly go where no man has gone before"
    },
    {
      "word": "bow down before the porcelain god"
    },
    {
      "word": "bros before hoes"
    },
    {
      "word": "bros before hos"
    },
    {
      "word": "business before pleasure"
    },
    {
      "word": "calm before the storm"
    },
    {
      "word": "carry all before one"
    },
    {
      "word": "carry everything before one"
    },
    {
      "word": "carry the world before one"
    },
    {
      "word": "cast pearls before swine"
    },
    {
      "word": "check yourself before you wreck yourself"
    },
    {
      "word": "chicks before dicks"
    },
    {
      "word": "come before"
    },
    {
      "word": "crawl before one can walk"
    },
    {
      "word": "crawl before one walks"
    },
    {
      "word": "cross a bridge before one comes to it"
    },
    {
      "word": "day before yesterday"
    },
    {
      "word": "don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched"
    },
    {
      "word": "don't count your chickens before they're hatched"
    },
    {
      "word": "fingers were made before forks"
    },
    {
      "word": "halloo before one is out of the wood"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoes before bros"
    },
    {
      "word": "in before"
    },
    {
      "word": "it is always darkest before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "it is always darkest just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "it is darkest before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "it is darkest just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "I've never heard it called that before"
    },
    {
      "word": "jump before one is pushed"
    },
    {
      "word": "kneel before"
    },
    {
      "word": "know how to walk before one can run"
    },
    {
      "word": "learn to walk before one can run"
    },
    {
      "word": "leg before"
    },
    {
      "word": "leg before wicket"
    },
    {
      "word": "lie before"
    },
    {
      "word": "look before one leaps"
    },
    {
      "word": "lull before the storm"
    },
    {
      "word": "make-before-break"
    },
    {
      "word": "milk before meat"
    },
    {
      "word": "morning after the night before"
    },
    {
      "word": "not before time"
    },
    {
      "word": "nothing is said that has not been said before"
    },
    {
      "word": "one's father was born before one"
    },
    {
      "word": "pearls before swine"
    },
    {
      "word": "pride comes before a fall"
    },
    {
      "word": "pride cometh before a fall"
    },
    {
      "word": "pride goes before a fall"
    },
    {
      "word": "pride goeth before a fall"
    },
    {
      "word": "pride wenteth before a fall"
    },
    {
      "word": "put before"
    },
    {
      "word": "put the cart before the horse"
    },
    {
      "word": "sisters before misters"
    },
    {
      "word": "tears before bedtime"
    },
    {
      "word": "the darkest hour is always just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "the darkest hour is just before the dawn"
    },
    {
      "word": "the day before"
    },
    {
      "word": "the night before last"
    },
    {
      "word": "throw pearls before swine"
    },
    {
      "word": "time before time"
    },
    {
      "word": "wrap it before you tap it"
    },
    {
      "word": "you must spoil before you spin"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bifore"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "beforan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "bevör",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German bevör (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "bevor",
        "t": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "German bevor (“before”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English before, bifore (adverb and preposition), from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "before",
      "name": "en-con"
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    "be‧fore"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "November 11, 2011, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport",
          "text": "Stephen Ward then had to time his tackle excellently to deny Tarmo Kink as the Wolves winger slid the ball out of play before the Estonian could attempt to beat Given.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In advance of the time when."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'll die before I'll tell you anything about it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rather or sooner than."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "sooner",
          "sooner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Rather or sooner than."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoə/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-before.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-us-before.ogg/En-us-before.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-us-before.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfôʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bəfôrʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĭfōrʹ"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "rather than",
      "word": "lest"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "befo'"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "b4"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "be4"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi da",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "преди да"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "abans que"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "než"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "før"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "inden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "voor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "vooraleer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "voordat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "alvorens"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "antaŭ ol"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "antaŭ kiam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "ennen kuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "avant que"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "bevor"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prín",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "πρίν"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "kafin"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "áður en"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "sula"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "prima"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "-gi jeon-e",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "기 전(前)에"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "antequam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "muṉpe",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "മുൻപെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "qabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "zanim"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "antes de"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "antes de que"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "förrän"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "innan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in advance of the time when",
      "word": "cyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "преди"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "abans que"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "hellere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "eerder dan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "avant que"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "bevor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "innanzi che"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "munne",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "മുന്നെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mumpŭ",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "മുമ്പ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "antes que"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "antes que"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "rather or sooner than",
      "word": "hellre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "before"
}
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  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Ido: __IGNORE__ (1), __IGNORE__ (2)",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "before",
  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "translations/369",
  "msg": "unrecognized prefix (language name?) in translation item: gherdëina: dan",
  "path": [
    "before"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "before",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "translations/369",
  "msg": "unrecognized prefix (language name?) in translation item: badiot: dan",
  "path": [
    "before"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "before",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "translations/369",
  "msg": "unrecognized prefix (language name?) in translation item: fascian: dant, inant",
  "path": [
    "before"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "before",
  "trace": ""
}

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