előtt
A1
Hungarian
before, ahead, afore, front, to, against, previous, prior, precedent
A1
1
before
A1
Usage pattern:
[időpont/főnévi csoport + előtt]
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Earlier than something in time
Themes
time
|earlier_than
|event_order
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Earlier than a particular time, event, or action.
A1
1
before
B1
Usage pattern:
[hely/főnév + előtt]; [sorrendben valami előtt]
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Ahead in position or order
Themes
space
|front_position
|sequence
|order
|rank
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In front of someone or something in space, or ahead of them in order or rank.
A1
1
ahead
A2
Usage pattern:
[valaki/valami] előtt; [időpont/esemény] előtt
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
In front in space or time
Themes
spatial_relation
|temporal_relation
|position
|sequence
|schedule
|space
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definition
At a position in front of someone or something, or earlier in time than something else.
A1
ARCHAIC
1
afore
C2
Usage pattern:
N/NP előtt
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
before a particular time or event
Themes
time
|before
|anteriority
|event_sequence
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Before a particular time, event, or occasion.
A1
2
front
A1
Usage pattern:
vmi előtt
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
the forward-facing part
Themes
spatial_relations
|position
|orientation
|objects
|buildings
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The side or part of something that faces forward or is most often seen first.
A1
2
to
A2
Usage pattern:
[óra] előtt [x] perccel
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
minutes before a stated hour
Themes
time
|clock_time
|minutes
|before_hour
|daily_life
Definition
Used when telling time to show how many minutes it is before the next hour.
A1
2
against
B1
Usage pattern:
vmi előtt látszik/kirajzolódik/mutat
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
contrasted with background
Themes
visual_contrast
|background
|visibility
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to show that something is seen clearly because it is in front of a different background or compared with something else.
Grammar
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