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Definition of go before phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

go before

phrasal verb
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go before
  1. to exist or happen in an earlier time
    • The present crisis is worse than any that have gone before.
go before somebody/something
  1. to be presented to somebody/something for discussion, decision or judgement
    • My application goes before the planning committee next week.
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
See go before in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Nearby words

halfway
adverb
 
 
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