adverb. Earlier in time.

adverb. In front; ahead.

preposition. Previous to in time; earlier than.

preposition. In front of.

preposition. In store for; awaiting.

preposition. Into or in the presence of.

preposition. Under the consideration or jurisdiction of.

preposition. In a position superior to.

conjunction. In advance of the time when.

conjunction. Rather than; sooner than.

In front; on the anterior or fore side; on the side opposite the back; in a position or at a point in advance; ahead.

In time preceding; previously; formerly; already.

In front of, in time or position; on the anterior or fore side of; in a position or at a point in advance of: as, a happy future lies before you; before the house; before the fire.

In presence of; in sight of; under the cognizance, jurisdiction, or consideration of.

In precedence of; in advance of, as regards rank, condition, development, etc.

In preference to; rather than.

Anterior to in time; previous to: as, I shall return before six o'clock.

Under the action, influence, or power of.

Figuratively and colloquially, in prosperous circumstances; out of debt or difficulty.

Previous to the time when: formerly sometimes followed by that.

Sooner than; rather than.

adverb. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.

adverb. In advance.

adverb. In time past; previously; already.

adverb. Earlier; sooner than; until then.

preposition. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of.

preposition. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.

preposition. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.

preposition. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.

preposition. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.

preposition. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.

preposition. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.

preposition. as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast.

preposition. in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.

preposition. Earlier than (in time).

preposition. In front of in space.

preposition. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).

preposition. In store for, in the future of (someone).

preposition. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.

preposition. At a higher or greater position in a subjective ranking.

adverb. at an earlier time

adverb. in advance

conjunction. in advance of the time when

conjunction. rather or sooner than

adverb. at or in the front

adverb. earlier in time; previously

"What this bill does do, in my opinion, is to cover a looming problem of insurance premiums spiking as the boomers age (ie. attempting to get a handle on a financial crisis *before* it takes down a great number of decent people) and a populist desire to insure and care for a majority of people (this comes before you start pus polling and scaring seniors with lies about Medicare coverage)."

after  

before all  before the beam  before the wind  forward  

beforehand  beforetime  

Boer  Bohr  C4  Dior  Dore  

above  avancer  behind  below  d'armes  

above  aforetime  ahead  ahead of time  already