Before definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BEFO'RE, prep. [be and ... of, with the idea of power, authority, respect. Abraham bowed before the people of the land. Genesis 23. Wherewithal shall I come before the Lord. Micah 6. 3. In sight of; as before the face. 4. In the presence of, noting cognizance of ... or possess; free to the choice. The world was all before them. My land is before thee. Genesis 20. 6. In front of any object; ...
before the mast definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal 1. forward of ... vertical post of a derrick or crane. Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before. Mast coat. See under Coat. Mast hoop, one of a ... making a made mast. See Made. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Before Be*fore", prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See Be-, and Fore.] 1. In front of; preceding ...
before the wind definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal in the same ... words. All in the wind. (Naut.) See under All, n. Before the wind. (Naut.) See under Before. Between wind and water (Naut.), in that part of a ... wind, unsteady from drink. [Sailors' Slang] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Before Be*fore", prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS. beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See Be-, and Fore.] 1. In front of; preceding ...
... 1. This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns which are specific or understood; or it is used ... preaching of the cross. 2. The is also used rhetorically before a noun in the singular number, to denote a species ... burden. 3. In poetry, the sometimes loses the final vowel before another vowel. Th' adorning thee with so much art, Is but a barb'rous skill. 4. The is used before adjectives in the comparative and superlative degree. The longer we ... ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article — more at that Date: before 12th century 1. a. — used as a function word to ... the President > < the Lord > c. — used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the ...
... In commerce, to supply beforehand; to furnish on credit, or before goods are delivered, or work done; or to furnish as ... 6. A giving beforehand; a furnishing of something, on contract, before an equivalent is received, as money or goods, towards a ... show what advances had been made. In advance, in front; before; also beforehand; before an equivalent is received, or when one partner in trade ... her report" [syn: advance, beforehand] 2: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost ... forward motion, onward motion] [ant: retreat] 5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: advance, cash advance] 6: increase ...
... mi time, Old English t?d — more at tide Date: before 12th century 1. a. the measured or measurable period during ... numbers (came three at a time). at times occasionally, intermittently. before time (usu. prec. by not) before the due or expected time. before one's time prematurely (old before his time). for the time being for the present; until ... act immediately (lost no time in cashing the cheque). not before time not too soon; timely. no time colloq. a ...
... sound was probably aw. A is also an abbreviation used before words beginning with an articulation; as a table, instead of ... again from ongean , awake from onwacian to watch or wake. Before participles, it may be a contraction of the Celtic ag ... Lord; anno mundi, the year of the world; ante meridiem, before noon, and for arts, in artium magister, master of arts ... a's or as) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. the 1st letter of the English ... English, from Old English ?n one — more at one Date: before 12th century 1. — used as a function word before singular nouns when the referent is unspecified < a man ...
... Dictionary FIRST, a. furst. [See fare and for.] 1. Advanced before or further than any other in progression; foremost in place ... the first place in your affections. FIRST, adv. furst. 1. Before any thing else in the order of time. Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Timothy 2. 2. Before all others in place or progression. Let the officers enter the gate first. 3. Before any thing else in order of proceeding or consideration. First ... let us attend to the examination of the witnesses. 4. Before all others in rank. He stands or ranks first in ... moving [syn: first gear, first, low gear, low] adv 1: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [ ...
... for Blasphemy 12. Summary III. THE ROMAN TRIAL 1. Taken before Pilate 2. Roman Law and Procedure 3. Full Trial Not ... in this article, the arrest of Jesus and the proceedings before Annas, Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin took place professedly under Jewish law; the proceedings before Pilate and the reference to Herod, under Roman law. 2 ... whether the preliminary examination of Jesus, recorded by John, was before Annas or Caiaphas, and as to other similar matters. It ... of the concluding day in the life of our Lord before His crucifixion, see the article on JESUS CHRIST. The present ... Jews to Him had greatly increased, and some six months before they finally succeeded in accomplishing their purpose, they had ...
go before definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. Something that has gone before has happened or been discussed at an earlier time. This is a rejection of most of what has gone before. PHRASAL VERB: V P 2. To go before a judge, tribunal, or court of law means to be ... part of an official or legal process. The case went before Mr Justice Henry on December 23 and was adjourned. PHRASAL ... V P n Moby Thesaurus announce, antecede, antedate, anticipate, be before, be early, be the bellwether, beacon, blaze the trail, ...
... Being in a certain place; opposed to absent. 2. Being before the face or near; being in company. Inquire of some ... singular. PRESENT', v.t. [Low L. proesento; L. proesens; proe, before, and sum, esse, to be.] 1. To set, place or introduce into the presence or before the face of a superior, as to present an envoy ... day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord. Job 1. 2. To exhibit to view or ... to the French navy, which was refused. 9. To lay before a public body for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; ...
... probably akin to Latin adol?re to burn up Date: before 12th century 1. a usually raised structure or place on ... 39:38; Num. 4:11), stood in the holy place "before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony ... of Incense LITERATURE A. CRITICAL I. Classification of Hebrew Altars. Before considering the Biblical texts attention must be drawn to the ... act when they ate bread with Moses' father-in-law before God (Ex 18:12). Again, the narrative in which we ... modern writers take different views. In the vision it stood before the house (Eze 40:47). In addition he describes an ... of transport it had golden rings and staves. It stood before the veil in front of the ark. Solomon also ...
... 3. The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons 4. Sacrifices before the Golden Calf 5. The Law of the Burnt Offering ... The special features were: (1) the blood must be sprinkled before the sanctuary, put upon the horns of the altar of ... priest's share of the peace offerings, which was waved before the altar by both offerer and priest together (the exact ... case of the sacred camel, they devoured the quivering flesh before the animal was really dead, and the entire carcass was eaten up before morning. The brilliant work of W. R. Smith has not ... and ritual had been in use more than a millennium before Moses, there is absolutely no need to suppose that ...
... almost into the position of attested history. But the ages before the Exodus, and particularly before Abraham, still lie from the very nature of the ease ... Nehemiah with Daniel and Mordecai and to place his work before Zerubbabel may be dismissed as pure fancy and impossible of ... Sinsharishkun (the historic Saracus), a son of Ashurbanipal. Some years before his death in 604 Nabopolassar associated with him on the ... that Necoh must have returned to Egypt after Megiddo and before the battle of Carchemish, as he made Jehoiakim, king in ... terms in which the beginning of his reign is placed before the fall of Samaria (2Ki 18:10). Another suggestion ...
... from ad — more at at 1. to ; toward — usually ac- before c, k, or q < acculturation > and af- before f < affluent > and ag- before g < aggradation > and al- before l < alliteration > and ap- before p < apportion > and as- before s < assuasive > and at- before t < attune > and ad- ...