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"forms": [
{
"form": "comes before",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "coming before",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "came before",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "come before",
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"participle",
"past"
]
}
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"1": "come<,,came,come> before"
},
"expansion": "come before (third-person singular simple present comes before, present participle coming before, simple past came before, past participle come before)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "37 11 41 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (before)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was summoned to come before the king."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To appear publicly in front of someone superior."
],
"id": "en-come_before-en-verb-EeKUmebJ",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To appear publicly in front of someone superior."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0 0",
"word": "precede"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
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"_dis": "37 11 41 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (before)",
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Looking out for your family should come before making money."
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be of greater importance (than)"
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to be of greater importance (than)"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
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},
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{
"text": "Jones' behavior will come before the board of directors."
}
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"to be judged, decided or discussed by authority."
],
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"links": [
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"judge",
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],
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"(transitive) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority."
],
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"transitive"
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"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (before)",
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "F comes before G in the alphabet."
}
],
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"To precede."
],
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"links": [
[
"precede",
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"(transitive) To precede."
],
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"sense": "precede",
"word": "forego"
}
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"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "come before"
}
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"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (before)",
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"forms": [
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"form": "comes before",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "coming before",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "came before",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "come before",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was summoned to come before the king."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To appear publicly in front of someone superior."
],
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"(transitive) To appear publicly in front of someone superior."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Looking out for your family should come before making money."
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be of greater importance (than)"
],
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"(transitive) to be of greater importance (than)"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Jones' behavior will come before the board of directors."
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be judged, decided or discussed by authority."
],
"links": [
[
"judge",
"judge"
]
],
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"(transitive) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "F comes before G in the alphabet."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To precede."
],
"links": [
[
"precede",
"precede"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To precede."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "precede",
"word": "forego"
},
{
"word": "precede"
}
],
"word": "come before"
}
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