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before
/bɪˈfoɹ/ adverb A1 (estimated)
1. at an earlier time
German vorher , davor , früher French avant , auparavant , devant Portuguese antes , diante de , anteriormente Czech předtím Italian anzi , prima , addietro Spanish antes , denante , enantes Dutch eerder , voorheen , voordien Swedish förut , förr , innan Latin antea , ante , prae
2. in advance
German eher , im Voraus Portuguese primeiro Dutch vooraf , op voorhand Swedish framför
3. at the front end
German vorne , vorn Spanish delante
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/bɪˈfoɹ/ conjunction A1 (estimated)
1. in advance of the time when
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before
/bɪˈfoɹ/ noun · plural: befores A1 (estimated)
doula (woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth)
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before
/bɪˈfoɹ/ preposition A1 (estimated)
2. in front of in space
German vor French devant Portuguese diante de , ante , em frente a Czech před Italian davanti , innanzi Spanish ante Dutch vóór Swedish före , framför Latin pro , ante , prae
3. in the presence of
German vor French devant Portuguese perante , ante Spanish ante
4. under consideration, judgment, authority of
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