There are 38 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word before, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - On Friday, Dothan businessman Rickey Stokes filed a second court motion that seeks to block the city’s school board from voting on a new superintendent. He alleges that some ...

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A popular Dothan blogger has once again filed an injunction to hold the Dothan City School board in its tracks from Court records show Rickey Stokes filed an emergency injunction ...

The meaning of BEFORE is in advance : ahead. How to use before in a sentence.

BEFORE definition: previous to; earlier or sooner than. See examples of before used in a sentence.

Before is an American psychological thriller television miniseries created by Sarah Thorp, who also serves as showrunner and is an executive producer, along with Billy Crystal, Adam Bernstein, Eric Roth, and Jet Wilkinson.

Before is a preposition, an adverb and a conjunction. Before means earlier than the time or event mentioned: …

The word before comes from the Old English beforan, meaning “in front of” or “in former times.” Before tells when something happens — don’t hire that guy before you check his references — or the position of something: the library is the last building before the intersection.

adv. in front; in advance; ahead: The king entered with macebearers walking before. in time preceding; previously: If we'd known before, we'd have let you know. earlier or sooner: Begin at noon, not before. conj. previous to the time when: Send the telegram before we go. sooner than; rather than: I will die before I submit.