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{
"term": "before",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "earlier than somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "before lunch"
},
{
"text": "the day before yesterday"
},
{
"text": "The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver."
},
{
"text": "She's lived there since before the war."
},
{
"text": "He arrived before me."
},
{
"text": "She became a lawyer as her father had before her."
},
{
"text": "Leave your keys at reception before departure."
},
{
"text": "Something ought to have been done before now."
},
{
"text": "We'll know **before long** *(= soon)*."
},
{
"text": "Turn left just before *(= before you reach)* the bank."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to say that somebody/something is ahead of somebody/something in an order or arrangement",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Your name is before mine on the list."
},
{
"text": "He puts his work before everything *(= regards it as more important than anything else)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to say that somebody/something is in a position in front of somebody/something",
"labels": "(rather formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They knelt before the throne."
},
{
"text": "Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to say that something is facing somebody in the future",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The task before us is a daunting one."
},
{
"text": "The whole summer lay before me."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "in the presence of somebody who is listening, watching, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was brought before the judge."
},
{
"text": "She said it before witnesses."
},
{
"text": "They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "used to say how somebody reacts when they have to face somebody/something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They retreated before the enemy."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈfɔː(r)/",
"audio": "be/before/before__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɪˈfɔːr/",
"audio": "be/before/before__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English beforan (see by, fore), of Germanic origin; related to German bevor."
}