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beforeadverb so as to precede something in order of timetheir arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before afore(chiefly dialect), ahead, already, antecedently, anteriorly, beforehand, earlier, formerly, preliminarily, previously a priori, early, prematurelyfirst, first off, nowbefore long, erelong(archaic), presently, shortly, soon in advance after, afterward(or afterwards), later behind, by and by, next, subsequently earlier thansince I'm a faster runner, I got there before him afore(chiefly dialect), ahead of, ere, fore(also 'fore, chiefly dialect), of, previous to, prior to, to till, until, up to in advance of after, following next, next to, since preceding in spacethe children always insisted on running before their parents afore(chiefly dialect), ahead of, fore(also 'fore, chiefly dialect) against in advance of, in front of after, following before the 12th century |