"antaŭ" meaning in Esperanto

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Preposition

IPA: [ˈantau̯]
Rhymes: -antau̯ Etymology: From Latin ante + -aŭ. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|la|ante}} Latin ante, {{suffix|eo||-aŭ}} + -aŭ Head templates: {{head|eo|preposition}} antaŭ
  1. before (in time), prior to
    Sense id: en-antaŭ-eo-prep-2fHIDK-d Categories (other): Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro, Esperanto BRO1, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ, IPA pronunciations with invalid phonemes/eo, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 91 0 4 5 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ: 96 0 4 0 Disambiguation of IPA pronunciations with invalid phonemes/eo: 85 0 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 0 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 60 0 19 21
  2. before (in space), in front of
    Sense id: en-antaŭ-eo-prep-Lsa858Tb
  3. before (in priority), ahead of
    Sense id: en-antaŭ-eo-prep-jTJrbKYl
  4. ago
    Sense id: en-antaŭ-eo-prep-HY4I~WMm Categories (other): Esperanto prepositions Disambiguation of Esperanto prepositions: 26 19 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antau (english: H-system spelling), antaux (english: X-system spelling)
Derived forms: antaŭ kiam (english: before) [conjunction], antaŭ ol (english: before) [conjunction], antaŭa (english: front; previous, prior) [adjective], antaŭaĵo (english: front; prelude, antecedent), antaŭanto (english: predecessor), antaŭe (english: in front; previously) [adverb], antaŭeco (english: advance), antaŭĝui (english: to look forward to), antaŭhieraŭ (english: day before yesterday), antaŭi (english: to be in front; to precede), antaŭiĝi (english: to get ahead), antaŭo (english: front) [noun], antaŭsento (english: premonition), antaŭulo (english: predecessor), antaŭvidi (english: to foresee)

Alternative forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "behind",
      "word": "malantaŭ"
    },
    {
      "english": "after",
      "word": "post"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "before",
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭ kiam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "before",
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭ ol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "front; previous, prior",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "front; prelude, antecedent",
      "word": "antaŭaĵo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "predecessor",
      "word": "antaŭanto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "in front; previously",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "advance",
      "word": "antaŭeco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to look forward to",
      "word": "antaŭĝui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "day before yesterday",
      "word": "antaŭhieraŭ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to be in front; to precede",
      "word": "antaŭi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to get ahead",
      "word": "antaŭiĝi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "front",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "premonition",
      "word": "antaŭsento"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "predecessor",
      "word": "antaŭulo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to foresee",
      "word": "antaŭvidi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ante"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ante",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-aŭ"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -aŭ",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin ante + -aŭ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "antaŭ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧taŭ"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 0 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 0 4 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 0 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "IPA pronunciations with invalid phonemes/eo",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 0 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 0 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 0 19 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I absolutely must get it done before noon.",
          "text": "Mi nepre devas finfari tion antaŭ tagmezo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in time), prior to"
      ],
      "id": "en-antaŭ-eo-prep-2fHIDK-d",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "prior to",
          "prior to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I couldn’t see a thing because she was standing in front of me.",
          "text": "Mi nenion povis vidi ĉar ŝi staris antaŭ mi.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Be strong and brave, do not fear and do not tremble before them.",
          "text": "1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Readmono 31:6.\nEstu fortaj kaj kuraĝaj, ne timu kaj ne tremu antaŭ ili.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in space), in front of"
      ],
      "id": "en-antaŭ-eo-prep-Lsa858Tb",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She always considers the children’s needs before her own.",
          "text": "Ŝi ĉiam konsideras la bezonojn de la infanoj antaŭ siaj propraj bezonoj.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in priority), ahead of"
      ],
      "id": "en-antaŭ-eo-prep-jTJrbKYl",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "ahead of",
          "ahead of"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 19 23 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Not long ago I received a postcard from him.",
          "text": "Antaŭ nelonge mi ricevis de li poŝtkarton.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And several years ago that person, to whom Esperanto owes a great deal, passed away.",
          "text": "1905, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the first World Congress of Esperanto.\nKaj antaŭ kelke da jaroj mortis tiu persono, al kiu Esperanto ŝuldas multe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ago"
      ],
      "id": "en-antaŭ-eo-prep-HY4I~WMm",
      "links": [
        [
          "ago",
          "ago"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈantau̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-antau̯"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "H-system spelling",
      "word": "antau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "X-system spelling",
      "word": "antaux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "antaŭ"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "behind",
      "word": "malantaŭ"
    },
    {
      "english": "after",
      "word": "post"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
    "Esperanto BRO1",
    "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
    "Esperanto lemmas",
    "Esperanto prepositions",
    "Esperanto terms derived from Latin",
    "Esperanto terms suffixed with -aŭ",
    "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation",
    "IPA pronunciations with invalid phonemes/eo",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Esperanto/antau̯",
    "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "before",
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭ kiam"
    },
    {
      "english": "before",
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭ ol"
    },
    {
      "english": "front; previous, prior",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭa"
    },
    {
      "english": "front; prelude, antecedent",
      "word": "antaŭaĵo"
    },
    {
      "english": "predecessor",
      "word": "antaŭanto"
    },
    {
      "english": "in front; previously",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "english": "advance",
      "word": "antaŭeco"
    },
    {
      "english": "to look forward to",
      "word": "antaŭĝui"
    },
    {
      "english": "day before yesterday",
      "word": "antaŭhieraŭ"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be in front; to precede",
      "word": "antaŭi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to get ahead",
      "word": "antaŭiĝi"
    },
    {
      "english": "front",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "antaŭo"
    },
    {
      "english": "premonition",
      "word": "antaŭsento"
    },
    {
      "english": "predecessor",
      "word": "antaŭulo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to foresee",
      "word": "antaŭvidi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ante"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ante",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-aŭ"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -aŭ",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin ante + -aŭ.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "antaŭ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧taŭ"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I absolutely must get it done before noon.",
          "text": "Mi nepre devas finfari tion antaŭ tagmezo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in time), prior to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "prior to",
          "prior to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I couldn’t see a thing because she was standing in front of me.",
          "text": "Mi nenion povis vidi ĉar ŝi staris antaŭ mi.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Be strong and brave, do not fear and do not tremble before them.",
          "text": "1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Readmono 31:6.\nEstu fortaj kaj kuraĝaj, ne timu kaj ne tremu antaŭ ili.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in space), in front of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She always considers the children’s needs before her own.",
          "text": "Ŝi ĉiam konsideras la bezonojn de la infanoj antaŭ siaj propraj bezonoj.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (in priority), ahead of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "ahead of",
          "ahead of"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Not long ago I received a postcard from him.",
          "text": "Antaŭ nelonge mi ricevis de li poŝtkarton.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And several years ago that person, to whom Esperanto owes a great deal, passed away.",
          "text": "1905, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the first World Congress of Esperanto.\nKaj antaŭ kelke da jaroj mortis tiu persono, al kiu Esperanto ŝuldas multe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ago"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ago",
          "ago"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈantau̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-antau̯"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "H-system spelling",
      "word": "antau"
    },
    {
      "english": "X-system spelling",
      "word": "antaux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "antaŭ"
}

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