come before
English
Verb
come before (third-person singular simple present comes before, present participle coming before, simple past came before, past participle come before)
- (transitive) To appear publicly in front of someone superior.
- He was summoned to come before the king.
- (transitive) to be of greater importance (than)
- Looking out for your family should come before making money.
- (transitive) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority.
- Jones' behavior will come before the board of directors.
- (transitive) To precede.
- F comes before G in the alphabet.
Synonyms
- (precede): forego; see also Thesaurus:precede
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