English to German Meaning of before - Vor


Before :
Vor

Vor, früher, in der Vergangenheit, schon seit, von alt, zu Beginn, vor, irgendwann, bevor, vorwärts, nach vorne, Vordergrund, voraus, weiter, vorderste, vorher, in der Nähe von, schließen

Vor, schon seit, ehe, bevor, zu, über, vor, hinter, in der Nähe von

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Definitions of before in English
Adverb(1) earlier in time; previously(2) at or in the front
Examples of before in English
(1) You shall stand before him to answer for the conspiracy to destroy his beloved sons!(2) the patterns swam before her eyes(3) she stood before the house(4) she finished just before the teacher came in(5) this had all happened before(6) things will continue as before(7) He looked at the clock and decided he better go visit Thomas before his dinner meeting.(8) we finished the garden and not before time(9) it was a long time before he came back(10) It seems to me they are wholly excessive when one looks at the bundle before the court.(11) they would die before they would cooperate with each other(12) I looked up and turned to the side to see a rather nice looking woman standing before me.(13) stop that nonsense before you go too far(14) If a case is put before the court on a basis, the court can only deal with it on that basis.(15) they lived rough for four days before they were arrested(16) I always prefer to read a book before I see a film, so that I can have my own images in my head.
Related Phrases of before
(1) before long ::
es dauert nicht lange
(2) before that ::
davor
(3) as before ::
wie vorher
(4) day before yesterday ::
vorgestern
(5) long before ::
lange bevor
(6) before now ::
vorher
(7) just before ::
kurz bevor
(8) the day before ::
der Tag davor
(9) never before ::
niemals zuvor
Synonyms
Adverb
3. in front ::
vor
Preposition
4. prior to ::
vor
5. in front of ::
vor
6. in preference to ::
bevorzugt gegen
Different Forms
before
Word Example from TV Shows
before we cast our tokens

BEFORE we cast our tokens

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 2

Question, how am I going to get Leonard
a present before the party?

Question, how am I going to get Leonard a present BEFORE the party?

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 16

right before
he jumped overboard?

right BEFORE he jumped overboard?

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 3

- I told him before...
- You saved their bloody lives.

- I told him BEFORE... - You saved their bloody lives.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10

You know, I was thinking maybe
before the fugue state...

You know, I was thinking maybe BEFORE the fugue state...

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 10

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