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What is "come before"

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come before

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To appear publicly in front of someone superior. 2 (context transitive English) to be of greater importance (than) 3 (context transitive English) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority. 4 (context transitive English) To precede.

WordNet
come before

v. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: precede] [ant: succeed]

Usage examples of "come before".

The rain would very likely come before the cops got here (Collie didn't even hear any sirens yet), and that would play hell with any hypothetical forensics.