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Be*fore" (&unr_;), prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See Be-, and Fore.] 1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
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His angel, who shall go
Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire.
Milton.
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2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
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Before Abraham was, I am. John viii. 58.
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Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. Swift.
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&hand_; Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that. “Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee.” John i. 48.
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3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
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The golden age . . . is before us. Carlyle.
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4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
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He that cometh after me is preferred before me. John i. 15.
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The eldest son is before the younger in succession. Johnson.
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5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
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Abraham bowed down himself before the people. Gen. xxiii. 12.
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Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? Micah vi. 6.
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6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
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If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. Ayliffe.
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7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
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The world was all before them where to choose. Milton.
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Before the mast (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. -- Before the wind (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
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Be*fore", adv. 1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
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The battle was before and behind. 2 Chron. xiii. 14.
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2. In advance.I come before to tell you.” Shak.
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3. In time past; previously; already.
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You tell me, mother, what I knew before. Dryden.
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4. Earlier; sooner than; until then.
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When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. Shak.
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&hand_; Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.
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