"avant" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /a.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-avant.ogg , Qc-avant.ogg [Canada]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|avant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French avant, {{inh+|fr|frm|avant}} Inherited from Middle French avant, {{inh|fr|fro|avant||before, prior in time, forward}} Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), {{inh|fr|LL.|ab ante||before, in front of}} Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), {{inh|fr|la|ab||from}} Latin ab (“from”), {{m|la|ante||before}} ante (“before”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} avant
  1. beforehand; earlier
    Sense id: en-avant-fr-adv-ZgvCkb1t

Noun

IPA: /a.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-avant.ogg , Qc-avant.ogg [Canada] Forms: avants [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|avant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French avant, {{inh+|fr|frm|avant}} Inherited from Middle French avant, {{inh|fr|fro|avant||before, prior in time, forward}} Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), {{inh|fr|LL.|ab ante||before, in front of}} Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), {{inh|fr|la|ab||from}} Latin ab (“from”), {{m|la|ante||before}} ante (“before”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} avant m (plural avants)
  1. front Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-avant-fr-noun-LY1pMXes Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 3 16 33 29 19
  2. (sports) forward Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-avant-fr-noun-ncCOQDOC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 74 21 3 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 3 16 33 29 19 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Preposition

IPA: /a.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-avant.ogg , Qc-avant.ogg [Canada]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|avant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French avant, {{inh+|fr|frm|avant}} Inherited from Middle French avant, {{inh|fr|fro|avant||before, prior in time, forward}} Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), {{inh|fr|LL.|ab ante||before, in front of}} Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), {{inh|fr|la|ab||from}} Latin ab (“from”), {{m|la|ante||before}} ante (“before”) Head templates: {{fr-prep}} avant
  1. before (in time)
    Sense id: en-avant-fr-prep-mpyz8mON Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 3 16 33 29 19
  2. before (in space), in front of, ahead of
    Sense id: en-avant-fr-prep-eDGaHRKe Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 3 16 33 29 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: avancer
Derived forms: aller de l’avant, auparavant, auvent, avant la lettre, avant longtemps, avant l’heure, avant peu, avant que, avant que de, avant tout, avant-bras, avant-centre, avant-coureur, avant-dernier, avant-garde, avant-goût, avant-guerre, avant-hier, avant-poste, avant-propos, avant-veille, bond en avant, d’abord et avant tout, d’avant, en avant, gaillard d’avant, salto avant

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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