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earlier, before(adverb)

earlier in time; previously

"I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

ahead, in front, before(adverb)

at or in the front

"I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

so as to precede something in order of time

their arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before

earlier than

since I'm a faster runner, I got there before him

preceding in space

the children always insisted on running before their parents

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