antes

English

Verb

antes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante.

Anagrams

• nates
• neats

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Galician

Adverb

antes

1. before, prior to

Antonyms

• (before, prior to): depoís

Related terms

• ante

Noun

antes

1. Plural form of ante

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Ladino

Adverb

antes (Latin spelling)

1. before

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ante, from Latin ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enti.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/, /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.tes/, /ˈɐ̃t͡s/
• (Caipira) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.tis/, /ˈɐ̃t͡s/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/
• Hyphenation: an‧tes

Adverb

antes (not comparable)

1. before (at an earlier time)
2. in the past; previously
3. preferably

Synonyms

• (in the past): antigamente
• (preferably): melhor, preferivelmente

Antonyms

• (before): depois
• (in the past): futuramente

Derived terms

• antes que
• antes tarde do que nunca
• o quanto antes
• quanto antes

Related terms

• ante-

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Spanish

Etymology

From ante < Latin ante.

Adverb

antes

1. before

Preposition

antes de

1. before