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n.before; ago; prior to
吃饭之前要洗手。
Wash your hands before meals.
在事故发生几天之前,我就有一种不祥的预感。
A few days prior to the accident, I had an ominous premonition.
睡觉之前要把手机调成静音。
Put your phone on silent before you go to bed.
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n.(used at the beginning of a sentence, referring to the time before the forementioned thing)
之前,这里爆发过战争。
Here burst a war before.
之前,我还看见过他。
I saw him before.
之前,我以为我是对的。
Before, I thought I was right.