come before

vorausgehen, vor etwas kommen

Zeitlich früher geschehen oder in einer Reihenfolge weiter vorne stehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To happen earlier or have an earlier place in a sequence.

• Tuesday comes before Wednesday.
• The introduction came before the first chapter.
• Which letter comes before Q?

So benutzt man es: come before something (In this list, your name comes before mine.)

Synonyme: precede

Gegenteile: follow, come after

Häufige Wendungen: come before something, come before lunch, come before summer

Vorrang haben vor, wichtiger sein als

Wichtiger sein als eine andere Person oder Sache und deshalb Vorrang haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To be more important than someone or something else.

• Safety comes before speed.
• Her family always came before her career.
• Should profit come before people's health?

So benutzt man es: come before someone/something (Your health should come before your work.)

Synonyme: take priority over, come ahead of, outrank

Gegenteile: come after

Häufige Wendungen: come before something, come before someone, come before profit

zur Beratung vorliegen, verhandelt werden vor

Einer zuständigen Person oder einem offiziellen Gremium zur Beratung oder Entscheidung vorgelegt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To be presented to an official group or person so they can discuss it or make a decision.

• The proposal comes before the board tomorrow.
• Her case came before the court last month.
• When will this issue come before the committee?

So benutzt man es: come before an authority (The planning application will come before the council next week.)

Synonyme: be considered by, be heard by

Häufige Wendungen: come before the board, come before a committee, come before the court

vor jemandem erscheinen, vor Gericht treten

Vor einem Richter, Herrscher oder einer anderen Autorität erscheinen, meist aus einem offiziellen Anlass.

In einfachem Englisch: To appear before a judge, ruler, or other person with power, usually for an official reason.

• The witness came before the judge.
• She was ordered to come before the king.
• All three defendants will come before the same magistrate.

So benutzt man es: come before someone in authority (The prisoner came before the judge on Monday.)

Synonyme: appear before

Häufige Wendungen: come before someone, come before a judge, come before the king