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trifolium(dictionary)

before 2, preposition (oh) and Trifolium (medicine)


before 2, preposition (oh)



2 W1S1 prep
[Language: Old English; Origin: beforan, from foran 'before', from fore; FORE-]
earlier than something or someone
-opposite after after
::The new road should be completed before the end of the year.
::Let's meet at our house before the show.
::Larry arrived Home before me.
five minutes/two hours etc before sth
::Hugh arrived just five minutes before the ceremony.
before doing sth
::I usually take a shower before having my breakfast.
::We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday (=two days ago) .
::Other students joined in the protest, and before long (=soon) there was a crowd of 200 or so.
see usage note ago
ahead of someone or something else in a list or order
-opposite after after
::I think you were before me in the queue.
::The files are arranged in alphabetical order, so B1 comes before C1.
used to say that something happens where it can be watched by people
::Italy will face Brazil this afternoon before a crowd of 100,000 spectators.
::an actor who had performed before the Queen
used to say that someone or something comes to be judged or considered by a person or group of people
::The proposal was put before the planning committee.
::The men are due to appear before the court tomorrow.
used to say that one thing or person is considered more important than another
::I put my wife and kids before anyone else.
::In the air transport business, safety must always come before profit.
formal in front of something or someone
::The priest stood before the altar.
::The sea stretched out before them.
if one place is before another place on a road or journey, the first place is nearer to you than the second, so you will reach it first
-opposite after after
::The pub is 100m before the church on the right.
::the last station before the Simplon Tunnel
formal if there is a job or situation before you, you will have to do the job or face the situation
::The task of emptying the house lay before us.
formal if a period of time is before you, it is about to start and you can do what you want during it
::We had a glorious summer afternoon before us to do as we pleased.
::You have your whole life before you.

Trifolium (medicine)


trifolium
<botany> A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.

Origin: L, clover.

Source: Websters Dictionary