Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

b4

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: b4
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Abbreviation of before.

prep

Abbreviation of before.

Example Sentences

"gotta be back b4 joey gets here[…]let’s get 2gether again b4 julian comes, ok?"
"Was in Orphas room 2nite readin her diary again. 4got sum of it from b4."
"Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai.""
"imagine if i die b4 i figure it out!"
"Hope 2 run into u 2day b4 I talk 2 Callie."
"All drinks £2.50 b4 11pm."

Derived Forms

inb4

Frequently Paired Words

b4

Questions

What does b4 mean?: Abbreviation of before.

How to pronounce b4

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