antes
Meanings
Adverb
1. earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time)
2. soon (in certain phrases)
3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)
4. once, formerly (in the past)
5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Examples559
Antes morir que perder.
I'd rather die than lose.
Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?
We met before, remember?
La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado.
The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
poco antes
shortly before
Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
Everyone used to have pagers.
No se ha hecho antes.
It hasn't been done before.