come before sth/sb
(IMPORTANCE) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
› to be more important than, or to be treated as more important than, another thing or person: My children will always come before my career.Being important and having importance
(Definition of come before sth/sb (IMPORTANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bulk large idiom
- count verb (HAVE VALUE)
- cut to the chase idiom
- echo down/through the ages idiom
- equally adverb
- essence noun (IMPORTANCE)
- have bigger/other fish to fry idiom
- have/take pride of place idiom
- loom large idiom
- matter verb
- mean/be (all) the world to sb idiom
- outweigh verb
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- signify verb (BE IMPORTANT)
- top verb (MOST IMPORTANT)
- weigh verb (INFLUENCE)
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