before

Phó từ

trước; trước đây

it had been fine the week before

tuần trước trời đẹp

that had happened long before

điều đó đã xảy ra trước đây lâu rồi

Giới từ

trước

before lunch

trước bữa ăn trưa

the day before yesterday

trước ngày hôm qua, ngày hôm kia

he taught English as his father had before him

Anh ta dạy tiếng Anh như cha anh trước kia

turn left just before the cinema

rẽ trái ngay trước khi đến rạp chiếu bóng

your name comes before mine on the list

tên anh đứng trước tên tôi trong danh sách

he puts his work before everything

anh ta đặt công việc lên trước mọi chuyện

she said it before witnesses

chị ta nói điều đó trước mặt các nhân chứng

they retreat before the enemy

họ rút lui trước quân thù

thà…còn hơn…

death before dishonour

thà chết còn hơn

Tính từ

trước khi; trước (trong thời gian)

do it before you forget

hãy làm cái đó trước khi anh ta quen mất

I must finish my work before I go home

tôi phải làm xong việc trước khi về nhà

thà…còn hơn…

I'd shoot myself before I apologized to him

tôi thà tự sát còn hơn xin lỗi hắn

* Các từ tương tự:
before-mentioned, beforehand
adverb

at an earlier time

Haven't we met before?

the night/day before

I've never seen her so happy before. [=I've never seen her as happy as she is now]

We haven't had these problems before.

Everything is just as (it was) before.

formal + old-fashioned :to or toward the place where someone is going :in advance

marching on before [=ahead]

preposition

at a time preceding (something or someone) :earlier than (something or someone)

We arrived shortly before six o'clock.

before dinner

He left just before sunrise.

I've never seen her so happy before now.

Call me before your arrival.

She arrived the day before yesterday.

Why haven't you ever helped me before now/this?

I finished the exam before him. [=before he finished the exam]

You can go before me. [=before I go]

He's an electrician, like his father before him. [=his father was also an electrician]

They earned 50,000 dollars before (paying) taxes.

b US - used to describe a time earlier than a specified hour

It's 20 (minutes) before 12. [=it's 20 of/to 12; it's 11:40]

preceding (something or someone) in order or in a series

Your name is listed before mine.

You'll see my house just before the bank and after the school.

The number 2 comes before 3 and after 1. [=2 comes between 1 and 3]

in front of (someone or something)

The Great Plains stretched endlessly before them.

The championship fight took place before a crowd of thousands. :in the presence of (someone)

The defendant stood up before the judge. - see also (right) before/in front of your (very) eyes at 1eye

being considered by (someone or something)

The case before the court involves a robbery.

the candidates before the voters

I have a proposal to put before [=to] the board.

The question before us is this: did he fall or was he pushed?

in the future for (someone) :ahead of (someone)

They had no idea of the ordeal that lay before them.

in a higher or more important position than (something)

They put quantity before [=above] quality. [=they cared more about quantity than about quality]

rather or sooner than

He vowed that he would choose death before dishonor. [=he would rather die than be dishonored]

formal :under the force of (something)

The tree fell before the force of the wind. [=the force of the wind caused the tree to fall]

conjunction

earlier than the time that :earlier than when

He left long before morning came.

The judge stood up before the defendant did. [=the defendant stood up after the judge did]

Say goodbye before you go.

Call me before you arrive.

Before [=until] she met him she had never been so happy.

I finished the exam before he did.

It was/happened not long before he arrived.

He left before I could thank him. [=I wasn't able to thank him because he left too soon]

I'll resign before I give in! [=I would rather resign than give in] - see also before you know it at 1know

until the time that

It did not take long before he had earned their trust. [=he earned their trust quickly]

I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923) -

a - used to refer to something that might happen

Get out of there before you get dirty! [=get out of there because you will/might get dirty if you don't]

Before I forget, will you give me your telephone number? [=I'm asking for your telephone number now because I might forget to do it later]

b - used to say that one thing must happen for another thing to happen or be possible

He must be convicted before he can be removed from office.

You must have completed an introductory class before you can take an advanced class.

* Các từ tương tự:
beforehand
adverb

I have told you before, don't count your chickens

previously

earlier

already

beforehand

formerly

in the past

once

He let his wife walk before, as he knew the road was mined

ahead

in advance

in front

in the forefront

first

in the vanguard

Colloq up front

Before lie the prospects of surrendering or dying

ahead

in the future

to come

preposition

The king indicated that the page should go before him

ahead of

in advance of

in front of

forward of

The entire valley was spread out before me

in front of

in the presence of

Before my departure I have to kiss Annie goodbye

preceding

previous or anterior to

prior to

on the eve of

They said they would die before yielding

in preference to

rather than

sooner than

more willingly than

conjunction

This was a nice place before the day-trippers arrived

previous to or preceding the time when

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