пре́жде
often used word (top 600)B1
- 1.
before, first, formerly, in former times
+ genitive
Examples
- Закрыва́йте окно́, прежде чем ложи́ться спать.Close the door before going to bed.
- Кни́га, кото́рую нужно запрети́ть прежде всего, - э́то катало́г запрещённых книг.A book which, above all others in the world, should be forbidden, is a catalogue of forbidden books.
Fixed expressions
before
Typical usagePRO
Time: Before actions/events
пре́жде чем + инфинити́в
before doing (do X first)
пре́жде чем + придато́чное предложéние
before (someone) does ...
пре́жде рассве́та
before dawn
пре́жде меня́
before me; earlier than me
Prioritizing: First of all
пре́жде всего́
first of all; above all
пре́жде про́чего
first and foremost
Comparison with the past
как пре́жде
as before
как и пре́жде
just as before
по-пре́жнему
still; as before
чем пре́жде
than before (after comparatives)
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