before
/bɪˈfɔːr/ prepositionTranslation
EARLIER › earlier than something or someone
bir şeyden, birinden önce
a week before Christmas She arrived before me. [+ doing sth] Think hard before accepting the offer.1587IN FRONT OF › in a position in front of someone or something
bir şey ya da birinin önünde
I've never performed this before an audience. He stood before her, shaking.1737PLACE › at a place that you arrive at first when travelling towards another place
bir yere varmadan önce
The hospital is just before the bridge.1587IN ORDER › in front of someone or something in an order or a list
listede birinden, bir şeyden önce
P comes before Q in the alphabet.1737IMPORTANCE › treated as more important than someone or something
önde gelen, önde olan, öncelikli
They always put the children's needs before their own.1765EXAMINATION › being formally examined or considered by a group
resmi olarak incelenen veya bir grup tarafından dikkate alınan
the proposal before the committee He appeared before the court dressed in jeans.688(Definition of before preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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