antes

See also: Antes and -antes

English

Noun

antes

1. plural of ante

Verb

antes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ante

Anagrams

• Teans, Tenas, etnas, nates, neats, senat, stane, stean

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French

Noun

antes f

1. plural of ante

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).

Adverb

antes

1. before, prior to

Antonyms

• (before, prior to): despois

Related terms

• ante

Noun

antes

1. plural of ante

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Ladino

Adverb

1. before

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Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, front side”), like the cognate Latin ante (“before; in front”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.teːs/, [ˈän̪t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tes/, [ˈän̪t̪es]

Noun

antēs m pl (genitive antium); third declension

1. rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	antēs
Genitive	antium
Dative	antibus
Accusative	antēs antīs
Ablative	antibus
Vocative	antēs

References

• “antes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• antes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.

Adverb

antes

1. earlier
2. before (at an earlier time)
3. formerly

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).

Alternative forms

• ante (obsolete)

Adverb

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

Synonyms

• (in the past): anteriormente, 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-

Etymology 2

Noun

antes m pl (plural only)

1. (history) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es]

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Etymology 1

From Old Spanish antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).

Adverb

antes

1. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)

   Antonym: después

   Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas? ― We met before, remember?

   poco antes ― shortly before

   La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado. ― The ambassador arrived sooner than expected

2. soon (in certain phrases)

   Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes. ― I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.

   Ven a mi casa lo antes posible. ― Come over to my place as soon as possible.

3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)

   Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación.

   Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.

4. once, formerly (in the past)

   Antes todos tenían buscapersonas. ― Everyone used to have pagers.

5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)

   Antes morir que perder. ― I'd rather die than lose.

Preposition

antes de

1. before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)

   Antonym: después

   antes de 1910 ― before 1910

   antes de que pudiera responder ― before I could reply

   Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema.

   Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.

Derived terms

• antes de ayer
• antes de Cristo (“before Christ”)
• antes de darte cuenta, antes que te des cuenta (“before you know it”)
• antes de nada
• antes de tiempo (“ahead of time”)
• antes del anochecer (“before nightfall”)
• antes o después (“sooner or later; before or after”)
• antes que nada
• antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo
• antes y después
• cuanto antes
• desde antes (“since before”)
• justo antes de (“just before, right before, just prior, immediately before, immediately prior, just ahead of”)

 

Related terms

• anciano
• ante

Descendants

• → Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle

Etymology 2

Noun

antes

1. plural of ante

Further reading

• “antes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014