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• Received-Pronunciation: bĭfôʹ
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• Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɔː/
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• General-American: bĭfôrʹ
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• General-American: bēfôrʹ
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• General-American: bəfôrʹ
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• General-American: /bɪˈfoɹ/
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• General-American: /biˈfoɹ/
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• General-American: /bəˈfoɹ/
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• Australian: /bɪˈfoː/
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• New-Zealand: /bəˈfoː/
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• bĭfōrʹ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• /bɪˈfoə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: B IH0 F AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: B IY2 F AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Old English foran Old English beforan Middle English bifore English before Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).

505 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: առաջ (aṙaǰ) — at an earlier time
• Armenian: նախկինում (naxkinum) — at an earlier time
• Armenian: անցյալում (ancʻyalum) — at an earlier time
• Azerbaijani: qabaq — at an earlier time
• Azerbaijani: qabaqlar — at an earlier time
• Azerbaijani: əvvəl — at an earlier time
• Azerbaijani: əvvəllər — at an earlier time
• Bulgarian: преди (predi) — at an earlier time
• Catalan: abans — at an earlier time
• Chinese Mandarin: 以前 (yǐqián) — at an earlier time
• Crimean Tatar: aldında — at an earlier time
• Danish: før — at an earlier time
• Danish: tidligere — at an earlier time
• Dutch: voordien — at an earlier time
• Dutch: eerder — at an earlier time
• Dutch: voorheen — at an earlier time
• Dutch: vroeger — at an earlier time
• Esperanto: antaŭe — at an earlier time
• Faroese: áður — at an earlier time
• Faroese: fyrr — at an earlier time
• Finnish: aikaisemmin — at an earlier time
• Finnish: ennen — at an earlier time
• French: avant — at an earlier time
• Georgian: ადრე (adre) — at an earlier time
• Georgian: უწინ (uc̣in) — at an earlier time
• Georgian: წინად (c̣inad) — at an earlier time
• German: zuvor — at an earlier time
• German: vorher — at an earlier time
• Hebrew: לפני (lifnéi) — at an earlier time
• Icelandic: áður — at an earlier time
• Icelandic: fyrr — at an earlier time
• Indonesian: dahulu — at an earlier time
• Ingrian: ennen — at an earlier time
• Ingrian: ennemoin — at an earlier time
• Irish: cheana — at an earlier time
• Irish: roimhe sin — at an earlier time
• Italian: prima — at an earlier time
• Japanese: 以前 (izen) — at an earlier time
• Japanese: 前に (mae ni) — at an earlier time
• Khmer: មុន (mun) — at an earlier time
• Khmer: ពីមុន (pii mun) — at an earlier time
• Korean: 전에 (jeone) — at an earlier time
• Central Kurdish: لەمەوپێش (lemewpêş) — at an earlier time
• Latin: anteā — at an earlier time
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — at an earlier time
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — at an earlier time
• Norwegian: før — at an earlier time
• Occitan: abans — at an earlier time
• Portuguese: antes — at an earlier time
• Romanian: înainte — at an earlier time
• Russian: ра́ньше (ránʹše) — at an earlier time
• Russian: ра́нее (ráneje) — at an earlier time
• Sanskrit: पुरा (purā) — at an earlier time
• Scottish Gaelic: roimhe — at an earlier time
• Serbo-Croatian: prije — at an earlier time
• Serbo-Croatian: pre — at an earlier time
• Slovak: predtým — at an earlier time
• Slovene: prej — at an earlier time
• Spanish: antes — at an earlier time
• Spanish: denante — at an earlier time
• Spanish: enantes — at an earlier time
• Spanish: enante — at an earlier time
• Spanish: denantes — at an earlier time
• Spanish: endenantes — at an earlier time
• Swahili: kabla — at an earlier time
• Swahili: awali — at an earlier time
• Swedish: förr — at an earlier time
• Swedish: förut — at an earlier time
• Swedish: tidigare — at an earlier time
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — at an earlier time
• Tamil: முன்னே (muṉṉē) — at an earlier time
• Thai: เมื่อก่อน (mʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔn) — at an earlier time
• Thai: ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn) — at an earlier time
• Ukrainian: рані́ше (raníše) — at an earlier time
• Venetan: avanti — at an earlier time
• Vietnamese: trước đây — at an earlier time
• Walloon: divant — at an earlier time
• Welsh: o'r blaen — at an earlier time
• Welsh: gynt — at an earlier time
• Welsh: ynghynt — at an earlier time
• Bulgarian: предварително (predvaritelno) — in advance
• Catalan: davant — in advance
• Danish: forud — in advance
• Dutch: op voorhand — in advance
• Dutch: vooraf — in advance
• Esperanto: antaŭe — in advance
• Finnish: aiemmin — in advance
• Finnish: etukäteen — in advance
• Georgian: მანამდე (manamde) — in advance
• German: eher — in advance
• German: im Voraus — in advance
• Icelandic: áður — in advance
• Icelandic: fyrirfram — in advance
• Korean: 미리 (miri) — in advance
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — in advance
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — in advance
• Portuguese: primeiro — in advance
• Romanian: în avans — in advance
• Russian: зара́нее (zaráneje) — in advance
• Serbo-Croatian: unaprijed — in advance
• Serbo-Croatian: unapred — in advance
• Swedish: framför — in advance
• Swedish: före — in advance
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in advance
• Tamil: முன்னே (muṉṉē) — in advance
• Ukrainian: заздалегі́дь (zazdalehídʹ) — in advance
• Vietnamese: trước — in advance
• Vietnamese: đằng trước — in advance
• Chechen: хьалха (ḥralxa) — at the front end
• Esperanto: antaŭe — at the front end
• German: vorn — at the front end
• German: vorne — at the front end
• Hungarian: elöl — at the front end
• Ingush: хьалха (ḥralxa) — at the front end
• Malayalam: മുന്നിൽ (munnil) — at the front end
• Malayalam: മുമ്പിൽ (mumpil) — at the front end
• Lower Sorbian: prězy — at the front end
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — at the front end
• Tamil: முதல் (mutal) — at the front end
• Bulgarian: преди да (predi da) — in advance of the time when
• Catalan: abans que — in advance of the time when
• Czech: než — in advance of the time when
• Danish: før — in advance of the time when
• Danish: inden — in advance of the time when
• Dutch: voor — in advance of the time when
• Dutch: vooraleer — in advance of the time when
• Dutch: voordat — in advance of the time when
• Dutch: alvorens — in advance of the time when
• Esperanto: antaŭ ol — in advance of the time when
• Esperanto: antaŭ kiam — in advance of the time when
• Finnish: ennen kuin — in advance of the time when
• French: avant que — in advance of the time when
• German: bevor — in advance of the time when
• Greek: πριν (prin) — in advance of the time when
• Greek: προτού (protoú) — in advance of the time when
• Ancient Greek: πρίν (prín) — in advance of the time when
• Hausa: kafin — in advance of the time when
• Hungarian: mielőtt — in advance of the time when
• Icelandic: áður en — in advance of the time when
• Irish: sula — in advance of the time when
• Italian: prima — in advance of the time when
• Korean: 기 전(前)에 (-gi jeon-e) — in advance of the time when
• Latin: antequam — in advance of the time when
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — in advance of the time when
• Malayalam: മുൻപെ (muṉpe) — in advance of the time when
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — in advance of the time when
• Maltese: qabel — in advance of the time when
• Polish: zanim — in advance of the time when
• Portuguese: antes de — in advance of the time when
• Russian: пре́жде чем (préžde čem) — in advance of the time when
• Russian: до того́, как (do tovó, kak) — in advance of the time when
• Spanish: antes de que — in advance of the time when
• Swedish: förrän — in advance of the time when
• Swedish: innan — in advance of the time when
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in advance of the time when
• Tamil: -உள் (-uḷ) — in advance of the time when
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — in advance of the time when
• Ukrainian: перш ніж (perš niž) — in advance of the time when
• Ukrainian: до то́го, як (do tóho, jak) — in advance of the time when
• Welsh: cyn — in advance of the time when
• Bulgarian: преди (predi) — rather or sooner than
• Catalan: abans que — rather or sooner than
• Danish: hellere — rather or sooner than
• Dutch: eerder dan — rather or sooner than
• French: avant que — rather or sooner than
• German: bevor — rather or sooner than
• Italian: innanzi che — rather or sooner than
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — rather or sooner than
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — rather or sooner than
• Portuguese: antes que — rather or sooner than
• Spanish: antes que — rather or sooner than
• Swedish: hellre — rather or sooner than
• Tamil: -உள் (-uḷ) — rather or sooner than
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — rather or sooner than
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — rather or sooner than
• Albanian: para — earlier than
• Northern Amami Ōshima: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Southern Amami Ōshima: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Arabic: قَبْلَ (qabla) — earlier than
• Arabic: قبل (ʔabl) — earlier than
• Arabic: قَبل (gabil) — earlier than
• Arabic: قبل (qbal) — earlier than
• Armenian: առաջ (aṙaǰ) — earlier than
• Armenian: մինչեւ (minčʻew) — earlier than
• Aromanian: nãnti — earlier than
• Aromanian: ninti (roa-rup) — earlier than
• Aromanian: nãinti — earlier than
• Ashkun: nustāri — earlier than
• Azerbaijani: qabaq — earlier than
• Azerbaijani: əvvəl — earlier than
• Azerbaijani: irəli — earlier than
• Bashkir: элек (elek) — earlier than
• Bashkir: борон (boron) — earlier than
• Bashkir: алда (alda) — earlier than
• Basque: baino lehen — earlier than
• Belarusian: да (da) — earlier than
• Belarusian: пе́рад (pjérad) — earlier than
• Bulgarian: преди (predi) — earlier than
• Catalan: abans de — earlier than
• Catalan: abans que — earlier than
• Chinese Mandarin: ...以前 (...yǐqián) — earlier than
• Chinese Mandarin: ...之前 (...zhīqián) — earlier than
• Cornish: kyns — earlier than
• Crimean Tatar: aldı — earlier than
• Crimean Tatar: aldında — earlier than
• Czech: před — earlier than
• Danish: før — earlier than
• Dhivehi: އިސް (is) — earlier than
• Dutch: voor — earlier than
• Dutch: voordat — earlier than
• Esperanto: antaŭ — earlier than
• Finnish: ennen — earlier than
• Finnish: aikaisemmin — earlier than
• Finnish: varhemmin — earlier than
• French: avant — earlier than
• French: avant que — earlier than
• West-Frisian: foar — earlier than
• Georgian: წინ (c̣in) — earlier than
• Georgian: წინათ (c̣inat) — earlier than
• Georgian: -მდე (-mde) — earlier than
• Georgian: უწინ (uc̣in) — earlier than
• German: vor — earlier than
• Greek: πριν (prin) — earlier than
• Ancient Greek: πρό (pró) — earlier than
• Hebrew: לִפְנֵי (lif'nei) — earlier than
• Hindi: ... से पहले (... se pahle) — earlier than
• Hungarian: előtt — earlier than
• Icelandic: áður — earlier than
• Icelandic: fyrr — earlier than
• Ido: ante — earlier than
• Indonesian: sebelum — earlier than
• Ingrian: ennen — earlier than
• Interlingua: ante — earlier than
• Irish: roimh — earlier than
• Old Irish: ré — earlier than
• Italian: prima — earlier than
• Italian: innanzi — earlier than
• Japanese: ...の前に (...no mae ni) — earlier than
• Kamkata-viri: nūštař — earlier than
• Kikai: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Korean: 이전에 (ijeone) — earlier than
• Korean: 전에 (jeone) — earlier than
• Kunigami: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Northern Kurdish: berî — earlier than
• Ladin: dan — earlier than
• Ladin: dant — earlier than
• Ladin: inant — earlier than
• Ladin: dan — earlier than
• Latin: ante — earlier than
• Low German: beför — earlier than
• Low German: fördem — earlier than
• Low German: fördęm — earlier than
• Low German: er — earlier than
• Macedonian: пред (pred) — earlier than
• Malay: sebelum — earlier than
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — earlier than
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — earlier than
• Maltese: qabel — earlier than
• Māori: mua — earlier than
• Maranao: mona — earlier than
• Marathi: ...-च्या अगोदर (...-cyā agodar) — earlier than
• Marathi: ...-च्या आधी (...-cyā ādhī) — earlier than
• Miyako: 前 (mai) — earlier than
• Mongolian: өмнө (ömnö) — earlier than
• Norman: d'vànt qué — earlier than
• Norwegian Bokmål: før — earlier than
• Norwegian Bokmål: innen — earlier than
• Southern Ohlone: chien — earlier than
• Okinawan: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Church Slavic: прѣдъ (prědŭ) — earlier than
• Old English: ǣr — earlier than
• Persian: قبل (qabl) — earlier than
• Persian: پیش از (piš az) — earlier than
• Persian: قبل از (qabl az) — earlier than
• Polish: przed — earlier than
• Polish: nim — earlier than
• Portuguese: antes de — earlier than
• Romanian: înainte — earlier than
• Romanian: anterior — earlier than
• Romansh: avant — earlier than
• Russian: до (do) — earlier than
• Russian: пре́жде (préžde) — earlier than
• Russian: пе́ред (péred) — earlier than
• Russian: пред (pred) — earlier than
• Scots: afore — earlier than
• Serbo-Croatian: prije — earlier than
• Serbo-Croatian: pre — earlier than
• Serbo-Croatian: прије — earlier than
• Serbo-Croatian: пре — earlier than
• Sinhalese: ඉස්සර (issara) — earlier than
• Slovak: pred — earlier than
• Slovene: pred — earlier than
• Lower Sorbian: pśed — earlier than
• Spanish: antes de — earlier than
• Spanish: antes que — earlier than
• Swahili: kabla ya — earlier than
• Swedish: före — earlier than
• Swedish: innan — earlier than
• Swedish: förut — earlier than
• Tamil: -உள் (-uḷ) — earlier than
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — earlier than
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — earlier than
• Telugu: ముందు (mundu) — earlier than
• Telugu: ముందుగాల (mundugāla) — earlier than
• Thai: ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn) — earlier than
• Tokunoshima: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Turkish: önce — earlier than
• Turkish: evvel — earlier than
• Ukrainian: до (do) — earlier than
• Ukrainian: пе́ред (péred) — earlier than
• Urdu: ... سے پہلے (... se pahle) — earlier than
• Uyghur: بالدۇر (baldur) — earlier than
• Venetan: avanti — earlier than
• Vietnamese: trước — earlier than
• Vietnamese: trước khi — earlier than
• Waigali: nūst — earlier than
• Walloon: divant — earlier than
• Walloon: divant ki — earlier than
• Welsh: cyn — earlier than
• Welsh: o flaen — earlier than
• Yaeyama: 前 (mai) — earlier than
• Yonaguni: 前 (mai) — earlier than
• Yoron: 前 (mē) — earlier than
• Albanian: para — in front of in space
• Southern Amami Ōshima: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• Arabic: قَبْلَ (qabla) — in front of in space
• Arabic: أَمَامَ (ʔamāma) — in front of in space
• Arabic: قُدَّامَ (quddāma) — in front of in space
• Arabic: بَيْنَ يَدَيْ (bayna yaday) — in front of in space
• Arabic: قدام (quddām) — in front of in space
• Arabic: قبالة (qbāla) — in front of in space
• Armenian: առջեւ (aṙǰew) — in front of in space
• Armenian: առջեւում (aṙǰewum) — in front of in space
• Ashkun: nustāri — in front of in space
• Bashkir: алдында (aldında) — in front of in space
• Bashkir: алда (alda) — in front of in space
• Belarusian: пе́рад (pjérad) — in front of in space
• Breton: rag — in front of in space
• Breton: rak — in front of in space
• Bulgarian: пред (pred) — in front of in space
• Catalan: davant — in front of in space
• Chinese Mandarin: ...以前 (...yǐqián) — in front of in space
• Chinese Mandarin: ...之前 (...zhīqián) — in front of in space
• Maore Comorian: mbeli za — in front of in space
• Czech: před — in front of in space
• Danish: foran — in front of in space
• Dutch: vóór — in front of in space
• Esperanto: antaŭ — in front of in space
• Finnish: edessä — in front of in space
• French: devant — in front of in space
• Georgian: წინ (c̣in) — in front of in space
• German: vor — in front of in space
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 (faur) — in front of in space
• Greek: μπροστά σε (brostá se) — in front of in space
• Greek: μπροστά από (brostá apó) — in front of in space
• Ancient Greek: ἐνώπιον (enṓpion) — in front of in space
• Ancient Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen) — in front of in space
• Hebrew: לִפְנֵי (lifnéi) — in front of in space
• Hungarian: előtt — in front of in space
• Ido: avan — in front of in space
• Indonesian: di depan — in front of in space
• Ingrian: ees — in front of in space
• Irish: os comhair — in front of in space
• Irish: os coinne — in front of in space
• Italian: davanti — in front of in space
• Italian: innanzi — in front of in space
• Italian: di fronte — in front of in space
• Japanese: ...の前に (...no mae ni) — in front of in space
• Kamkata-viri: nūštař — in front of in space
• Kikai: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• Korean: 앞에 (ape) — in front of in space
• Kunigami: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• Central Kurdish: پێش (pêş) — in front of in space
• Latin: prō — in front of in space
• Latin: ante — in front of in space
• Latin: prae — in front of in space
• Macedonian: пред (pred) — in front of in space
• Malay: di depan — in front of in space
• Malayalam: മുന്നിൽ (munnil) — in front of in space
• Malayalam: മുമ്പിൽ (mumpil) — in front of in space
• Maltese: quddiem — in front of in space
• Maltese: qabel — in front of in space
• Māori: mua — in front of in space
• Miyako: 前 (mai) — in front of in space
• Norman: d'vànt — in front of in space
• Norman: d'vant — in front of in space
• Norwegian Bokmål: foran — in front of in space
• Norwegian Nynorsk: føre — in front of in space
• Norwegian Nynorsk: framanfor — in front of in space
• Okinawan: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• Church Slavic: прѣдъ (prědŭ) — in front of in space
• Pijin: bifoa — in front of in space
• Polish: przed — in front of in space
• Portuguese: ante — in front of in space
• Portuguese: em frente a — in front of in space
• Portuguese: na frente de — in front of in space
• Portuguese: diante de — in front of in space
• Romanian: înainte — in front of in space
• Romanian: în față — in front of in space
• Romansh: avant — in front of in space
• Russian: пе́ред (péred) — in front of in space
• Russian: пред (pred) — in front of in space
• Serbo-Croatian: pred — in front of in space
• Serbo-Croatian: пред — in front of in space
• Slovak: pred — in front of in space
• Slovene: pred — in front of in space
• Lower Sorbian: pśed — in front of in space
• Spanish: ante — in front of in space
• Spanish: frente a — in front of in space
• Spanish: enfrente de — in front of in space
• Swahili: mbele ya — in front of in space
• Swedish: framför — in front of in space
• Swedish: före — in front of in space
• Swedish: inför — in front of in space
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in front of in space
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — in front of in space
• Tamil: எதிரே (etirē) — in front of in space
• Telugu: ముందు (mundu) — in front of in space
• Telugu: ఎదర (edara) — in front of in space
• Tokunoshima: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• Ukrainian: пе́ред (péred) — in front of in space
• Vietnamese: trước — in front of in space
• Vietnamese: đằng trước — in front of in space
• Waigali: nūst — in front of in space
• Walloon: divant — in front of in space
• Welsh: o flaen — in front of in space
• Welsh: yng ngŵydd — in front of in space
• Yaeyama: 前 (mai) — in front of in space
• Yonaguni: 前 (mai) — in front of in space
• Yoron: 前 (mē) — in front of in space
• French: devant — in the presence of
• German: vor — in the presence of
• Irish: os coinne — in the presence of
• Portuguese: perante — in the presence of
• Portuguese: ante — in the presence of
• Spanish: ante — in the presence of
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in the presence of
• Bulgarian: пред (pred) — in store for, in the future of
• Dutch: voor — in store for, in the future of
• Korean: 앞에 (ape) — in store for, in the future of
• Low German: för — in store for, in the future of
• Norwegian Bokmål: foran — in store for, in the future of
• Slovak: pred — in store for, in the future of
• Swedish: framför — in store for, in the future of
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in store for, in the future of
• Tamil: முன்னே (muṉṉē) — in store for, in the future of
• Bulgarian: пред (pred) — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Dutch: voor — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Irish: faoi bhráid — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Irish: os comhair — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Polish: przed — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Slovak: pred — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — under consideration, judgment, authority of
• Arabic: قَبْلَ (qabla) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Armenian: առաջ (aṙaǰ) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Azerbaijani: qabaq — in front of according to an ordering system
• Bashkir: ала (ala) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Bulgarian: пред (pred) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Catalan: abans — in front of according to an ordering system
• Chinese Mandarin: ...以前 (...yǐqián) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Chinese Mandarin: ...之前 (...zhīqián) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Czech: před — in front of according to an ordering system
• Danish: før — in front of according to an ordering system
• Danish: inden — in front of according to an ordering system
• Dutch: voor — in front of according to an ordering system
• Finnish: ennen — in front of according to an ordering system
• French: avant — in front of according to an ordering system
• Georgian: -მდე (-mde) — in front of according to an ordering system
• German: vor — in front of according to an ordering system
• Hebrew: לִפְנֵי (lif'nei) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Indonesian: sebelum — in front of according to an ordering system
• Irish: roimh — in front of according to an ordering system
• Japanese: ...の前に (...no mae ni) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Korean: 앞에 (ape) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Central Kurdish: پێش (pêş) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Latin: ante — in front of according to an ordering system
• Low German: för — in front of according to an ordering system
• Malay: sebelum — in front of according to an ordering system
• Polish: przed — in front of according to an ordering system
• Portuguese: antes de — in front of according to an ordering system
• Russian: пе́ред (péred) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Slovak: pred — in front of according to an ordering system
• Slovene: pred — in front of according to an ordering system
• Lower Sorbian: pśed — in front of according to an ordering system
• Spanish: antes de — in front of according to an ordering system
• Swedish: före — in front of according to an ordering system
• Swedish: framför — in front of according to an ordering system
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Telugu: ముందు (mundu) — in front of according to an ordering system
• Vietnamese: trước — in front of according to an ordering system
• Vietnamese: đằng trước — in front of according to an ordering system
• Welsh: o flaen — in front of according to an ordering system
• Bulgarian: пред (pred) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Dutch: vóór — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Esperanto: antaŭ — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Malayalam: മുന്നെ (munne) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Malayalam: മുമ്പ് (mumpŭ) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Norwegian Bokmål: før — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Norwegian Bokmål: foran — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Slovak: nad — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Swahili: awali — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Tamil: முன் (muṉ) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Tamil: முன்னே (muṉṉē) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking
• Tamil: முன்பு (muṉpu) — at a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking