antes

/ˈantes/

adverb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. before

    • Antes vivía en Sevilla.

      I used to live in Seville.

Similar words

delante

Close — in front and before overlap in describing precedence, spatial vs temporal.

Similar in other languages

German

davor

Close — "before" relates to "before that."

German

früher

Close — before relates to earlier, in the past.

Practice

1 What does antes mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ vivía en Sevilla.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches antes?

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