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antes.

earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈantes/[ˈãn̪.t̪es]
  1. earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time)

    poco antes
    Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?
  2. soon (in certain phrases)

    Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes.
    Ven a mi casa lo antes posible.
  3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)

    Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación.
  4. once, formerly (in the past)

    Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
  5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)

  6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)

    Antes morir que perder.
    Acontece tener un padre un hijo feo y sin gracia alguna, y el amor que le tiene le pone una venda en los ojos para que no vea sus faltas, antes las juzga por discreciones y lindezas y las cuenta a sus amigos por agudezas y donaires.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

prep/ˈantes/[ˈãn̪.t̪es]
  1. before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)

    antes de 1910
    antes de que pudiera responder
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

noun/ˈantes/[ˈãn̪.t̪es]
  1. plural of ante

    form-of · masculine · plural
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