before

before has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• prep.. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
• prep.. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
• prep.. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
• prep.. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
• prep.. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
• prep.. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
• prep.. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
• adv.. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
• adv.. In advance.
• adv.. In time past; previously; already.
• adv.. Earlier; sooner than; until then.
• adv.. 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"