LEARNit Dictionary

before

preposition
A1
1
A1
earlier than somebody/something
قبل از, پیش از
2
A2
used to say that somebody/something is ahead of somebody/something in an order or arrangement
قبل از, پیش از
Your name is before mine on the list.
He puts his work before everything .
3
used to say that somebody/something is in a position in front of somebody/something
جلوی, جلو, پیش, پیش روی
They knelt before the throne.
Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss.
compare behind
4
used to say that something is facing somebody in the future
در پیش روی, در برابر
The task before us is a daunting one.
The whole summer lay before me.
5
in the presence of somebody who is listening, watching, etc.
در حضور, در مقابل, در پیشگاه
He was brought before the judge.
She said it before witnesses.
They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd.
6
used to say how somebody reacts when they have to face somebody/something
در مقابل
They retreated before the enemy.
conjunction
A2
1
A2
earlier than the time when
قبل از اینکه, پیش از, پیش از آنکه, قبل از
2
A2
until
تا هنگام, تا زمانی که, تا قبل از
It may be many years before the situation improves.
It was some time before I realized the truth.
3
A2
used to warn or threaten somebody that something bad could happen
قبل از اینکه, پیش از آنکه
Put that away before it gets broken.
4
rather than
به‌جای اینکه, در عوض
I'd die before I apologized!
adverb
A2
1
at an earlier time; in the past; already
قبلاً, پیش, سابقاً, قبل, پیشتر, از پیش, پیش از این