before

Meaning of before in Arabic is: (أمام، سابقا، قبل) among others. This article contains pronunciation, examples, and more!

أمام preposition سابقا adverb قبل preposition مقابل conjunction مواجهة conjunction

Meaning of before in English and Arabic

أمام - اسم

1) before - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of before in Arabic and English:

أمام أيأيّ قدامقدّام

(rather formal) used to say that someone or something is in a position in front of someone or something

  ∘ Example of before in Arabic and English

وقف أمام القاضي ليدلي بشهادته.

He stood before the judge to testify.

لا تتشجاروا أمام الأولاد.

Don't argue before the children.

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يوجد العديد من القضايا أمامنا لنبحث فيها.

There are many issues before us to deal with.

  ∘ How to pronounce before in English?

before is pronounced in English as

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سابقاسابقاً - اسم

2) before - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of before in Arabic and English:

سابقاسابقاً أي من أيّ من قبل

at an earlier time; in the past; already

  ∘ Example of before in Arabic and English

اعتقد أنني رأيته سابقا أنني رأيته سابقاً في مكان ما.

I think I have seen him somewhere before.

توجب عليك إخبارها سابقا بالحقيقةتوجّب عليّك إخبارها سابقاً بالحقيقة.

You should have told her the truth before.

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ليس من أحد قابل المدير الجديد سابقاالمدير الجديد سابقاً.

Nobody met the new manager before.

  ∘ How to pronounce before in English?

before is pronounced in English as

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قبل - اسم

3) before - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of before in Arabic and English:

قبل تدل على التقدم في الأمور

earlier than someone or something

  ∘ Example of before in Arabic and English

وصل إلى المكان الذي يقصده قبل الظلام.

He reached his destination before dark.

ذهبوا إلى المطار قبل موعد الرحلة بثلاث ساعات.

They went to the airport before three hours of the flight.

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تأتي دائمادائماً قبل بدء الاجتماع.

She always comes before the meeting begins.

  ∘ How to pronounce before in English?

before is pronounced in English as

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مقابل - اسم

4) before - conjunction

  ∘ Meaning of before in Arabic and English:

مقابل أمر ما أي بدلا عنهما أيّ بدلاً عنه

(formal) rather than

  ∘ Example of before in Arabic and English

يفضلوا التضور جوعا مقابل يفضلوا التضور جوعاً مقابل طلب المال.

They would starve before they would ask for money.

تفضل السفر مقابل الاعتراف بخطئها.

She'd travel before she'd confess to her fault.

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يفضل أن يموت مقابل الاعتراف بخطيئته.

He'd die before he'd admit that he was mistaken.

  ∘ How to pronounce before in English?

before is pronounced in English as

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مواجهة

5) before - conjunction

  ∘ Meaning of before in Arabic and English:

مواجهة أمر ما أي التصدي أمر ما أيّ التصدي له

used to say that something is facing someone in the future

  ∘ Example of before in Arabic and English

هناك مهمةمهمّة معقدة بمواجهتهمعقّدة بمواجهته.

There are a complicated task before him.

التحدي بمواجهتنا التحدّي بمواجهتنا مخيف.

The challenge before us is terrifying.

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هناك العديد من المشاكل بمواجهتك تحتاج حلولاهناك العديد من المشاكل بمواجهتك تحتاج حلولاً.

There are many problems before need to be solved.

  ∘ How to pronounce before in English?

before is pronounced in English as

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