пре́жде чем — meaning in English

English meaning

• before preposition Earlier than a particular time or event.
• ere preposition Before; earlier than (an old-fashioned or literary word).

Senses

пре́жде чем is used for these senses in English:

• before In advance of the time when.
• ere (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.

before — full definition

1. preposition Earlier than a particular time or event.
2. preposition In front of, in space or in the presence of someone.
3. adverb At an earlier time; previously.
4. conjunction Earlier than the time when something happens.

ere — full definition

1. preposition Before; earlier than (an old-fashioned or literary word).
2. conjunction Before (something happens) — used the same old-fashioned, literary way.

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