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before

Letters that make before

o, b, e, f, r are letters that make 'before'

Words within before

ore, OR, re, FO, be, fore, Re, Be are words within 'before'

before is a 6 letter word starting with b
before is a 6 letter word ending with e

2 possible definitions for 'before'

Before as "at or in the front"

Under this definition, before is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ahead, in front have the same meaning as 'before'

Example of before used within this context

"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"

Before as "earlier in time, previously"

Under this definition, before is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

earlier has the same meaning as before

Example of before used within this context

"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"