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avant.

beforehand; earlier

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adv/a.vɑ̃/

  1. beforehand; earlier

    Je l'avais fait avant.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”).

prep/a.vɑ̃/

  1. before (in time)

    Elle est arrivé un jour avant moi.
    Il faut se laver avant de manger.

  2. before (in space), in front of, ahead of

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”).

noun/a.vɑ̃/

  1. front

    masculine
    l'avant d'une voiture

  2. forward

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French avant, from Old French avant (“before, prior in time, forward”), from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”), from Latin ab (“from”) + ante (“before”).

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