before

About 336.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

preposition Earlier than (in time).
I want this done before Monday.
preposition In front of in space.
He stood before me.
preposition In the presence of.
He performed before the troops in North Africa.
preposition Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
preposition In store for, in the future of (someone).
Your whole life is before you.
preposition In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
preposition At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, and amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
adverb At an earlier time.
I've never done this before.