Definisi : ~ /all, everything / else, terutama sekali, pertama sekali, (yg) paling penting; ~ Christ, sebelum Masihi; ~ God, demi Tuhan; ~ long, a. (in relation to a certain point of time in the past) tdk lama /kemudian, antaranya/; b. (in relation to a certain point of time in the future) tdk lama /lagi, selepas ini/: you’ll regret your choice ~ long, kamu akan menyesal dgn pilihanmu tdk lama lagi; c. (in relation to the time of making statement) tdk lama lagi; the day ~ yesterday, kelmarin. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. in the presence of, di /hadapan, muka/: she was giving evidence ~ a committee of inquiry, dia sedang memberikan keterangan di hadapan jawatankuasa penyiasat; bring so. ~ the judge, membawa sso ke /muka, hadapan/ hakim; 4. under the consideration or jurisdiction of, dihadapkan ke mahkamah: the case ~ the court, perkara yg dihadapkan ke mahkamah; 5. in the face of, apabila berhadapan dgn: he fled ~ the enemy, dia lari apabila berhadapan dgn musuh; 6. in preference to, daripada: he chose death ~ dishonour, dia lebih rela mati daripada menanggung malu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the train leaves ~ the express bus, kereta api bertolak lebih dahulu drpd bas ekspres; I came first but he was served ~ me, saya yg mula-mula datang tetapi dia pula yg diberi layanan lebih dahulu; 2. in front of, di /hadapan, depan/: ~ the house stood a tall coconut tree, di hadapan rumah itu ada sebatang pokok kelapa yg tinggi; he felt nervous singing ~ such a large audience, dia berasa gentar bernyanyi di hadapan penonton yg begitu ramai; ~ my very eyes, betul-betul di depan mata saya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : prep 1. earlier than, prior to, a. (a specif date, event, occurrence, etc) sebelum: they all left ~ six o’clock, mereka semua bertolak sebelum pukul enam; it must have taken place ~ 1941, kejadian itu pasti telah berlaku sebelum tahun 1941; a few days ~ the final battle, beberapa hari sebelum pertempuran terakhir; the calm ~ the storm, keadaan yg tenang sebelum ribut; ~ the school holidays, sebelum cuti sekolah; b. (in relative time or order) lebih dahulu (drpd), sebelum: (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. rather than, /lebih rela, lebih suka/ ... drpd: he will starve ~ he will steal food from his fellows, dia lebih rela kebuluran drpd mencuri makanan drpd rakan-rakannya; they are brave men, who will die ~ they will surrender, mereka itu orang yg berani, lebih rela mati drpd menyerah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : conj 1. previous to the time when, sebelum: ~ he could reach the hand brake, the car had started moving, sebelum dia sempat mencapai brek tangan, kereta itu sudah bergerak; I must finish my work ~ I go home, saya mesti menyelesaikan kerja saya sebelum pulang; pay us a visit ~ you leave, kunjungilah kami sebelum tuan berangkat; it was /two, three, etc/ /days, months, etc/ ~ ... , /sesudah, selepas/ /dua, tiga dsb/ /hari, bulan dsb/ barulah ... , /dua, tiga dsb/ /hari, bulan dsb/ kemudian barulah ...: it was several days ~ order could be restored, sesudah beberapa hari barulah ketenteraman dapat dipulihkan; it will be /two, three, etc/ /days, months, etc / ~ ..., /sesudah, selepas/ /dua, tiga dsb/ /hari, bulan dsb/ barulah ..., /dua, tiga dsb/ /hari, bulan dsb/ /lagi, nanti/ barulah ...: it will be five years ~ we meet again, lima tahun lagi barulah kita berjumpa pula; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 5. (rare) ahead, dahulu, dulu: go ~, pergi dahulu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : when I arrived on Monday, I was told that Yunus had left two weeks ~, apabila saya tiba pd hari Isnin, saya diberitahu bahawa Yunus sudah berangkat dua minggu sebelum itu; the day ~, hari sebelum (itu); 4. already, on some previous occasion, dahulu, sebelum ini: have you seen this photograph ~?, pernahkah tuan melihat gambar foto ini dahulu?; I’ve never been here ~, saya belum pernah ke sini sebelum ini; I’ve seen natural disasters ~, but none as terrible as this one, saya pernah menyaksikan bencana alam dahulu, tetapi belum pernah sedahsyat ini; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adv 1. in the past, previously, dahulu, dulu: he’s now a businessman, but I don’t know what he was ~, sekarang dia ahli perniagaan tetapi saya tdk tahu apa pekerjaannya dahulu; that incident happened long ~, kejadian itu berlaku lama dahulu; 2. in advance, (ter)lebih dahulu: he wasn’t surprised at the news because he’d been told about it ~, dia tdk terperanjat mendengar berita itu krn dia sudah diberitahu tentangnya lebih dahulu; 3. earlier (than the time spoken of or referred to) sebelum itu: (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)