Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put before

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables
put be-fore
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat (someone or something) as more important than (someone or something else).

Transitive verb

verb

To display a proposal or idea to (someone) to be considered.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts before (present, singular) putting before (participle, present)

Questions

What does put before mean?
To treat (someone or something) as more important than (someone or something else).

How to pronounce put before

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