avant
Meanings
Preposition
1. before (in time)
2. before (in space), in front of, ahead of
Examples1298
Il faut se laver avant de manger.
You must wash before eating.
Elle est arrivé un jour avant moi.
She arrived one day before me.
Que faisais-tu avant ça ?
What were you doing before this?
Tu aurais pu me le dire avant.
You could've told me that before.
Je l'ai vu avant qu'il ne me voie.
I saw him before he saw me.
Je l'ai vue avant qu'elle ne me voie.
I saw her before she saw me.