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    [Adverb or adjective]  | "be*fore" | \ bi-ˈfȯr \


    1: in advance : ahead

    2: at an earlier time

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran before, from fore;

    [Preposition]  | "before" 


    1: forward of : in front of

    2: in the presence of

    3: under the jurisdiction or consideration of

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English before, beforen, going back to Old English beforan{mat|before:1|};

    [Conjunction]  | "before" 


    1: earlier than the time that

    2: sooner or quicker than

    3: so that … do not

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English before, beforen, from before, beforen, {see: |before:2|before:2};

    [Adverb]  | "before long" 


    1: in the near future : soon

    Origin: 1585 ;

    [Idiom]  | "before bed" 


    1: before going to sleep

    [Idiom]  | "before one can blink" 


    1: very quickly

    [Idiom]  | "before one knows it" 


    1: very quickly or soon

    [Idiom]  | "before one's time" 


    1: —used to say that something happened before one was born or before one was involved in some activity

    [Idiom]  | "before someone's eyes" 


    1: in a very open and visible way so that someone can see it very clearly

    [Idiom]  | "before the hour" 


    1: —used with a certain number of minutes to indicate how long before the beginning of an hour something will happen

    [Preposition]  | "before" 


    1: earlier than;


      * e.g., " ... since I'm a faster runner, I got there before him "




    2: preceding in space;


      * e.g., " ... the children always insisted on running before their parents "




    [Adverb]  | "before" 


    1: so as to precede something in order of time;


      * e.g., " ... their arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before "




    [Adverb]  | "before long" 


    1: at or within a short time;


      * e.g., " ... the painters ought to be done before long "



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    [Noun]  | "accessory" 


    1: something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment;


      * e.g., " ... bought a new car with lots of high-tech accessories "



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    2: one associated with another in wrongdoing;


      * e.g., " ... two accessories, the driver of the getaway car and the dishonest bank teller, were charged in the robbery case "



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    [Noun]  | "wind" 


    1: noticeable movement of air in a particular direction;


      * e.g., " ... there's a wind coming from underneath the front door "



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    2: a prevailing or general movement or inclination;


      * e.g., " ... the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue "



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    3: language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere;


      * e.g., " ... the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind "



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    [Noun]  | "wind" 


    1: something that curves or is curved;


      * e.g., " ... there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea "



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     [ "before" ]

    1: something that is prior to something not after

      * e.g.,  ... He waited 30 minutes BEFORE going swimming 

     [ "before" ]

    1: The word before can also mean in front of, ahead of. It is an old meaning which is rarely used nowadays.

      * e.g.,  ... He stood before my eyes and didn't say a word. 

     [ "before" ]

    1: before (BEE four) noun. in this instance, before refers to when families, or individuals, went by their last names -- generally in the Old Country prior to emigrating to the USA. so as not to be identified with any particular ethnic, religious, nationality, etc. the last name was changed to appear more 'American' in order to 'fit in.'

      * e.g.,  ... Mordecai: 'Ma, This is Sue, the woman I told you about.' 

     [ "before" ]

    1: A mathematical term for addition. (slang)

      * e.g.,  ... 2 + 2 before 

     [ "in before" ]

    1: Used on internet message boards and forums to imply that the poster expects a certain type of post/message to occur later in the particular thread, or that the thread will be locked when a moderator sees it.

      * e.g.,  ... - in before flame war. 

     [ "The Befores" ]

    1: The extraordinarily overwhelming and unavoidable state of single mindedness and almost blindingly impaired judgment preceding sexual release. Often used as an explanation for certain cases of seemingly out of character behavior. This is usually followed by The Afters, a powerful state of shame, embarrassment, and regret, immediately following sexual release.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: What the fuck is wrong with you? You walked out of your room wearing nothing but a Gene Simmons mask and a fleshlight, and proceeded to loudly gratify yourself until you creamed all over Liz. Guy 2: I hadn’t gotten off in a week. I had a really bad case of the befores... Guy 1: Fair enough. Plus that bitch deserved it. 

     [ "In before" ]

    1: In before is a term used to predict karma, it really only makes sense to people that use the term

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I’ve studied a lot, I’m expecting an A 

     [ "befor" ]

    1: Its like before, only the silent e taken away!!!

      * e.g.,  ... I think you should go to school befor its too late! 

     [ "Befored" ]

    1: Before, originated in a misspelled e-mail between to bored software engineers.

      * e.g.,  ... I've never done that postion befored. 

     [ "befores" ]

    1: a food item that is taken before the main course of a meal.

      * e.g.,  ... He is an eccentric guy; he takes beer as befores so that he can whet his appetite. 

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