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before:
- davor; dazu; bevor; ehe; vor; vorn; zuvor; vorher; früher; in vergangener Zeit; vorig; ehemalig; seinerzeitig; von davor; in Gegenwart
Wiktionary:
- before → bevor
- before → vorn, vorne, eher, im Voraus, zuvor, früher, davor
- before → vor, bevor
- before → ehe, bevor, vor

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Detailed Translations for before from English to German

before:

before adv

before (in front of)

– at or in the front ¹
davor; dazu
- davor adj
- dazu adj
before
bevor; ehe
- bevor adj
- ehe adj
before
vor; vorn
- vor adj
- vorn adj
before (previously; in advance)

– earlier in time; previously ¹
zuvor; vorher; bevor
- zuvor adj
- vorher adj
- bevor adj
before (formerly; in former times; earlier; previously; in bygone days; since; back)

– earlier in time; previously ¹
früher; in vergangener Zeit; vorher; davor
- früher adj
- in vergangener Zeit adj
- vorher adj
- davor adj
before (at an earlier date; previous; former; formerly; earlier; in former times; past; ex; retired; one-time; late)
früher; vorig; ehemalig; seinerzeitig
- früher adj
- vorig adj
- ehemalig adj
- seinerzeitig adj
before (before this)
von davor
- von davor adj
before (before this)
bevor
- bevor adj
before (in the presence of)
in Gegenwart
- in Gegenwart adj

Translation Matrix for before:

Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	ahead; earlier; in front
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	ahead; beforehand; formerly; in advance
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
bevor	before; before this; in advance; previously
davor	back; before; earlier; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; in front of; previously; since	for that; foremost; in front; lead the way; leading
dazu	before; in front of	at; for that; in; let that pass; let's forget; on; that's all right so far; to; up; upon
ehe	before
ehemalig	at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired	at one time; at that time; in those days; then
früher	at an earlier date; back; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; previously; retired; since	before that; foregoing; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; introductory; of that time; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previously; progressing; then; walking in front
in Gegenwart	before; in the presence of
in vergangener Zeit	back; before; earlier; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; previously; since
seinerzeitig	at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired	of that time; then
von davor	before; before this
vor	before
vorher	back; before; earlier; formerly; in advance; in bygone days; in former times; previously; since	beforehand; in advance
vorig	at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired	foregoing; introductory; last; of this month; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previous; progressing; walking in front
vorn	before
zuvor	before; in advance; previously	come on; get going

Synonyms for "before":

earlier
ahead; in front

Related Definitions for "before":

earlier in time; previously¹
- I had known her before¹
- as I said before¹
- he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier¹
at or in the front¹
- with the cross of Jesus marching on before¹

Wiktionary Translations for before:

before

en-con

in advance of the time when
- before → bevor
rather or sooner than
- before → bevor

adverb

at the front end
- before → vorn; vorne
in advance
- before → eher; im Voraus
at an earlier time
- before → zuvor

en-prep

in front of according to an ordering system
- before → vor
in front of in space
- before → vor
earlier than in time
- before → vor; bevor

before

adverb

in der Vergangenheit liegend
- früher → used to; before; formerly
Adverbiale Bestimmung der Zeit: Zeitlich vor etwas anderem gelegen, früher; vor dem geraden Erwähnten
- davor → before

temporale Subjunktion, leitet einen nachzeitigen (in der Erzählzeit späteren) Satzteil ein: vor einem Bezugszeitpunkt
- ehe → ere; before
drückt aus, dass etwas zeitlich zuerst sein soll und danach erst das, was nach bevor genannt wird; bevor steht also für Nachzeitigkeit.
- bevor → prior; before
in zeitlicher Ordnung: früher, eher (das mit dem Dativ bezeichnete Objekt ist das nähere, jüngere)
- vor → before
in räumlicher Ordnung: zuerst (das mit dem Dativ bezeichnete Objekt befindet sich weiter hinten)
- vor → before

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• before	→ vor; bevor	↔ voor — eerder in tijd
• before	→ bevor; ehe	↔ eerdat — geeft een tijdstip aan voor hetwelk iets anders plaatsheeft
• before	→ bevor; vor	↔ devant — en face de
• before	→ vor	↔ devant — En présence de

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before:

before adv

before (in front of)

before

before

before (previously; in advance)

before (formerly; in former times; earlier; previously; in bygone days; since; back)

before (at an earlier date; previous; former; formerly; earlier; in former times; past; ex; retired; one-time; late)

before (before this)

before (before this)

before (in the presence of)

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