Definition of before

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Before (adv.) In time past; previously; already.

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Epi- :: Epi- () A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph-before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral..
Monseigneur :: Monseigneur (n.) My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.).
Footman :: Footman (n.) A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire..
Prerequire :: Prerequire (v. t.) To require beforehand.
Forehand :: Forehand (n.) All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
Inca :: Inca (n.) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun..
Yer :: Yer (prep.) Ere; before.
Backing :: Backing (n.) The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover..
Preacquaint :: Preacquaint (v. t.) To acquaint previously or beforehand.
Bespeak :: Bespeak (v. t.) To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor..
Lead :: Lead (v. i.) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; -- used in most of the senses of lead, v. t..
Predetermine :: Predetermine (v. t.) To determine (something) beforehand.
Forenamed :: Forenamed (a.) Named before; aforenamed.
Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal..
Drawbridge :: Drawbridge (n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal..
Focimeter :: Focimeter (n.) An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera.
Parvise :: Parvise (n.) a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers..
Advocate :: Advocate (n.) One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
Forecast :: Forecast (v. i.) To contrive or plan beforehand.
Antecede :: Antecede (v. t. & i.) To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.
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