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before
prep. in front of, in the presence of; ahead of
 
conj. preceding, previous
 
adv. previously, in the preceding time


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before
Adverb
1. earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
(synonym) earlier
2. at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
(synonym) ahead, in front



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Before
(prep.)
Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
  
 
(prep.)
Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
  
 
(prep.)
Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
  
 
(prep.)
Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
  
 
(prep.)
In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
  
 
(prep.)
In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
  
 
(prep.)
An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
  
 
(adv.)
On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
  
 
(adv.)
In time past; previously; already.
  
 
(adv.)
In advance.
  
 
(adv.)
Earlier; sooner than; until then.
  

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前无古人,后无来者
qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2, hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3
A deed that has never been approached before and will never be approached again.
The first half (前无古人) can also be used by itself, meaning someone without predecessors or something that no ancients in the past has ever done; without parallel in history; an unprecedented event.


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before
prep.
1. in front
سامنے , آگے , روبرو
2. in sight of
آنکھوں کے آگے يا سامنے , ديکھتے , سنمکھ , نظروں ميں
3. (in time)
پہلے , پيش تر , قبل , ما قبل
4. in the power of
ہاتھ ميں , تحت ميں , قابو ميں
5. under trial
آگے , پيشي ميں , زير تجويز
6. higher
اُونچا , بڑھ کر , بالا , بالاتر , اول , مقدم
before one's eyes, or nose
آنکھوں کے سامنے
before one's face
منہ کے سامنے , کسي کے روبرو


before
ead
آگے , پہلے
2. beforetime
آگے , پہلے , اگلے وقتوں ميں , سابق ميں
before and after, fore and aft
آگے پيچھے
as before
جيسا پہلے , بدستور , دستور موافق , حسب سرشتہ , حسب ضابطہ
to look before
آگے ديکھنا , پہلے سوچنا
Who looks not before finds himself behind. (Prov.)
ديکھے نہ اگاڑي،‌رہے پچھاڑي



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