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antes.

before (at an earlier time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/Brazil/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/Portugal/ˈɐ̃.tis/Caipira
  1. before (at an earlier time)

    not-comparable
  2. in the past; previously

    not-comparable
  3. preferably, better, rather

    not-comparable
    Antes só do que mal acompanhado.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/Brazil/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/Portugal/ˈɐ̃.tis/Caipira
  1. Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)

    historical · masculine · plural · plural-only
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