Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Happening or existing earlier in time or order
Before
/bɪˈfɔː/Synonyms:
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Examples:
I often watch TV before dinner.
About the time before I was married.'
She had been caught in the raid two days before.
Etymology:
Originating in Old English "beforan," from the Germanic roots meaning by plus fore, the word evolved to represent concepts of precedence in both time and space.
Usage Statistics:
406 mentions per 1 million words 
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