| 主な訳語 |
| before | conj | (previously) | 前に 、 前から 、 以前から 副 |
| He could drive a car before he learned how to ride a bike. |
| 彼は自転車の乗り方を習う前に(or: 前から)車を運転することができた。 |
| before | conj | (sooner than) | 前に 副 |
| Come and say goodbye before you go. |
| あなたが出発する前に来てお別れを言いましょう。 |
| before | adv | (earlier, sooner) | 早く 、 前に 副 |
| She arrived yesterday, but her parents arrived the day before. |
| 彼女は昨日着いたが、彼女の両親は1日早く(or: 前に)着いた。 |
| before | adv | (in the past) 過去 | 以前に 、 過去に 、 昔 副 |
| Have you been here before? |
| ここに以前に(or: 過去に)来たことがありますか。 |
| before | prep | (earlier than) | ~の前に 、 ~より前に 副 |
| You should finish your homework before dinner. |
| あなたは宿題を夕食の前に(or: より前に)終わらせなくてはなりません。 |
| before | prep | (preceding in order) 順序を表す | 先に 、 前に 副 |
| The letter 'b' comes before the letter 'c'. |
| アルファベットのbはcの前にくる。 |
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| before an audience | adv | (in front of people) | 聴衆の前に、人々の前に 副 |
| I hate speaking before an audience; I get stage fright and stammer over my words. |
| before his eyes | | | 目前に、目先に、すぐ目の前に |
| before its time | | | 昔の、かつての 形 |
| | | 早過ぎる、時代に先んじた 形 |
| | ワインなど | 熟成していない、飲み頃でない 形 |
| before long | adv | (soon) | まもなく、やがて 副 |
| Spring should be coming before long. |
| before noon | adv | (in advance of midday) | 昼前に、正午前に 副 |
| I'll take my walk before noon so I'll be home in time for lunch. |
| I hope you can arrive before noon. |
| before now | adv | (previously) | これまでに 副 |
| Before now, I've never really been in love! |
| before the court | adv | (in front of a tribunal) | 法廷で 副 |
| I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. |
| before the fact | | | 事前に、犯行前に |
| before the Fall | adv | (of overconfident person: about to fail) | 失敗のもと |
| Note: "Pride goes before a fall"(うぬぼれは失敗のもと) |
| before the Flood | adv | figurative (very long ago) | 大昔に 副 |
| before the judge | adv | (in court) | 出廷して 副 |
| before the judge | adv | (in front of a magistrate for sentencing) 判決のため | 裁判官の前に立って 副 |
| before your time | adv | (before your birth or involvement with sth) | あなたが生まれる前に 副 |
| I remember the day President Kennedy was shot -- but that's before your time. |
| bow down before | vtr | literal (bow in extreme deference to) | ~におじぎする 自動 |
| It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before | vtr | figurative (show deference to) | ~を崇拝する 他動 |
| He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| bring before | vtr | (take: to court) | 提訴する、上告する、法廷に持ち出す |
| The Senator was brought before the High Court on charges of racketeering. |
| calm before the storm | | | 嵐の前の静けさ 名 |
| come before | | | ~の前に来る、~より前に位置する 自動 |
| | | ~より重要である 自動 |
| | | ~に先行する、先立つ 自動 |
| | | ~で審議される、~に出頭する 自動 |
| day before | n | (previous day) | 前の日、その前日 名 |
| ever before | adv | (at any point previously) | これまでに、かつて 副 |
| Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| go before | | | 先に行く、最初に行く 自動 |
| go before | | 集団など | ~の先に立って行く、前を行く 自動 |
| go before the bar | vi | (law: appear for judgment) 法律 | 法廷に出る 自動 |
| The prosecutor in the Smith case will go before the bar on ethics charges. |
| just before | prep | (a moment prior to) | ~の直前、~の間際 |
| I like to have a hot bath just before I go to bed. |
| look before you leap | interj | proverb (be aware of the risks involved in sth) | 気をつけて! 間投 |
| You need to look before you leap before investing in a new business. |
| put the cart before the horse | v | figurative (act prematurely) | 間違った順序で物事を行う |
| | 比喩 | 本末転倒なことをする |
| Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
| right before | prep | (just prior to) | ~の直前 |
| I'll see you right before the big meeting. |
| set before | vtr | figurative (present to) | ~を提示[提出]する 他動 |
| set before | vtr | literal (place in front of) | ~を差し出す 他動 |
| At about 3 months, a baby begins to focus its eyes on objects set before him. |
| two days before | prep | (two days prior to) | ~の2日前 |
| Unfortunately, the hurricane struck two days before their wedding. |
| two days before | adv | (two days earlier) | 2日前に、一昨日 副 |
| I got there two days before you did. |
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