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CORE WORDS


CEFR GNOT Spatial • relative position before
CEFR GNOT Spatial • origin before
CEFR GNOT Temporal • indications of time the day before yesterday
CEFR GNOT Temporal • anteriority before + sub-clause
CEFR GNOT Temporal • anteriority before
CEFR GNOT Temporal • past reference the day before yesterday

Glob1500 before earlier prep.
NGSL3000 before At a time earlier than the present; previously adv

Tanaka6000 before Tanaka6000 beforehand

COMPOUND WORDS


age before beauty {phrase} (Translations) before {adv} (at an earlier time) before {adv} (at the front end) before {adv} (in advance) before {conj} (in advance of the time when) before {conj} (rather or sooner than) before {prep} (earlier than in time) before {prep} (in front of according to an ordering system) before {prep} (in front of in space) before dark {adv} (before night begins to fall) beforehand {adv} (at an earlier time) beforesaid {adj} (previously said) SEE: aforesaid :: bros before hoes {proverb} (man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife) business before pleasure {proverb} (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification) calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance) cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine) day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet) look before you leap {proverb} (don't jump into something too precipitously) pride comes before a fall {proverb} (Translations) put the cart before the horse {v} (to put things in the wrong order)

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PHRASES



食べる前に手を洗ってください。



We have to wash our hands before eating .


(ENG )
(JA )

(0182)

私はロシアに行ったことがあります。



I have been to Russia before .


(ENG )
(JA )

(1430)

香港は帰国前はイギリスの植民地でした。



Before its return to China , Hong Kong was a colony of the UK .


(ENG )
(JA )

(2692)

彼らは料理の前に祈る。



They are saying a prayer before dinner .


(ENG )
(JA )

(3259)

裁判官は彼の裁量で事件を決定します。



The judge considers the circumstances of the case before rendering a decision .


(ENG )
(JA )

(3414)



It won't be long before they get married .


A new teacher stood before the class .


I have met her before .


It was not long before the game began .


Taro will come here before long .


She will be back before long .


It was not long before he got well .


They left there the day before yesterday .


How many days are there before christmas ?


It was a long time before she understood me .


I've been in sapporo before .


Be sure to lock the door before you go to bed .


My mother made up her face before she went out .


She was a wakahata before she married .


I'll get there before you will .


It won't be long before she gets over her illness .


I want to reach the hotel before it gets dark .


You should come home before six .


We have five days to go before the holidays .


Water the flowers before you have breakfast .


What do you do before breakfast ?


I've been in sapporo before .


Have you been to london before ?


Cars are running one after another before our eyes .


I have read the novel before .


You ought to have told me that before .


A girl appeared before me .


Before I knew it , I couldn't see the birds .


They had gone there two days before .


Babies crawl before they walk .


He says he has been to hawaii before .


A fire broke out the day before yesterday .


I usually take a bath before going to bed .


It will be a long time before I can buy a house .


It began to rain before I got home .


The question is before the committee .


He had his homework done before supper .


I remember reading this novel before .


He visited italy before .


I asked him if he had enjoyed himself the day before .


The accident happened before my very eyes .


I studied before supper .


I forgot to turn off the tv before going to bed .


I would quit before I would do that job in this company .


That had not occurred to him before .


Before long , the moon came out .


Everyone will have his own computer before long .


I'll let you know beforehand .


I had never been late for school before .


I remember seeing her before .


We have five days to go before the summer vacation .


It was not long before she came .


Let's go back before it begins to rain .


You must consider it before you answer .


He had been there before .


I had not waited long before he came .


You are to do your homework before supper .


It was not long before she came .


The first snow came before long .


Do it right now , before you forget .


Don't forget to put out the light before you go to bed .


I have read this book before .


You should inspect the car well before you buy it .


I hadn't waited long before he came along .


She made it a habit to take a walk before dinner .


I am in the habit of going for a walk before breakfast .


It feels like I've seen her before .


Before long , the moon began to appear .


I'm sure I've seen him before .


Father seldom comes home before eight .


I remember seeing you before .


Be sure to put out the light before you go out .


It was my father's wont to read the newspaper before breakfast .


You cannot work too hard before examinations .


The doctor will be back before long .


Do not forget to turn the light off before you go to bed .


We will reach london before dark .


How about taking a walk before breakfast ?


You should go over a house before buying it .


It will not be long before spring comes .


Be sure to put out the fire before you leave .


It will not be long before he comes .


Have you met her before ?


Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave .


Finish your homework before you go to bed .


I will return to the house before dark .


I have got only a week left before school starts .


I usually watch television before supper .


A walk before breakfast is refreshing .


It won't be long before she gets over her illness .


I have met her before .


Please turn off the light before you go to bed .


Don't drink beer before going to bed .


It was long before he knew it .


He went out a little before five o'clock .


I'm very busy with the examination just before me .


We will be seeing you again before long .


It will begin snowing before long .


She takes her dog to the park before breakfast .


She died before coming of age .


He left for america the day before yesterday .


We lived in paris before .


He is now better off than before .


Write it down before you forget it .


He is better off than ever before .


He lost the watch which he had bought the day before .


Let's over the matter before accepting it .


You must come back before nine o'clock .


The town was exactly the same as before .


Spring will be here before long .


It's my custom to go for a walk before breakfast .


Father is in the habit of reading the paper before breakfast .


Shine your shoes before going out .


He was in the habit of taking a walk before breakfast every morning .


Let's go out before it gets hot .


There were three people waiting before me .


It was not long before he arrived .


You should wash your hands before each meal .


The bus stops before my house .


Dress yourself warmly before you go out .


I'm as strong as before .


See to it that your cigarette is put out before you go to bed .


You must persevere before you can succeed .


I will get through with my homework before he comes .


Before I forget , I will tell you .


I can't hold up my head before him .


Be sure to take this medicine before going to bed .


It will not be long before he gets better .


I hope the bus will come before long .


The train will arrive here before long .


It was not long before the news came .


They lived together for two years before they got married .


We are likely to get there before dark .


He is not strong as before .


Before the exam , he began to study in earnest .


I would take this dress before that one .


I make it a rule to take a walk before breakfast .


I forgot to turn off the tv before going to bed .


I finished doing the work before supper .


I had not waited long before the bus came .


It was a week before she got well .


You must consider it before you answer .


We will know the truth before long .


I used to take a walk before breakfast .


Water the flowers before you eat breakfast .


I lost the watch I had bought the day before .


It won't be long before a warm spring comes .


Be sure to put out the fire before you leave .


It will not be long before she comes back .


It won't be long before my husband comes back .


It was a week before jane got over her cold .


The day before yesterday we arrived at osaka .


Please put out the light before you go to sleep .


I must think it over before answering you .


It became dark before I knew it .


We will know the truth before long .


She got through her work before five .


It will not be long before we can know the truth of the matter .


I always take some exercise before breakfast .


It was not long before the news came .


I have met him before .


Bob went out before I knew it .


He makes a point of studying before supper .


She left for america the day before yesterday .


She left here long before you arrived .


We arrived there before noon .


It wasn't long before he came again .


You should have knocked before you came in .


It is ten minutes before eleven .


I remember seeing him before .


It will not be long before we meet again .


She will come here before long .


Lock the window before going to bed .


Plan your work before you start it .


He is different from before .


Be sure to put the fire out before you leave .


I have seen the picture before .


It was some time before he realized his mistake .


Have you been here before ?


I don't mind if you go to bed before I get home .


Be sure to put out the fire before you leave .