Definition of before

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Before (prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.

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Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired..
Mulier :: Mulier (n.) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son..
Face :: Face (n.) Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of..
Pro :: Pro (a.) A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth..
Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand..
Focimeter :: Focimeter (n.) An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera.
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side..
Awning :: Awning (n.) A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind..
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.
Preestablish :: Preestablish (v. t.) To establish beforehand.
Before :: Before (prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
Rubble :: Rubble (n.) The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc..
Grace :: Grace (n.) A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal..
Before :: Before (prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
Precedent :: Precedent (a.) Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services..
Forenamed :: Forenamed (a.) Named before; aforenamed.
Predict :: Predict (v. t.) To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet..
Pillar :: Pillar (n.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church..
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