go before
phrasal verb
went before; gone before; going before; goes before
1
: to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)
We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who went before us.
2
: to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment
The contestants will go before the judges tomorrow.
The case went before the court.
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How far can lawmakers go before the state’s biggest source of tax revenue begins to flee?
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The grant was awarded, and later Julien went before the Miami-Dade County Commission and persuaded them to build a cultural arts center, not just another teen center where children were babysat while their dreams of the arts were being deferred.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Check towels to make sure stains are fully gone before drying them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
After over 50 years of additional research, discoveries, and technological breakthroughs, the plan is now to go where no lunar rover has gone before.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The grant was awarded, and later Julien went before the Miami-Dade County Commission and persuaded them to build a cultural arts center, not just another teen center where children were babysat while their dreams of the arts were being deferred.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Check towels to make sure stains are fully gone before drying them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
After over 50 years of additional research, discoveries, and technological breakthroughs, the plan is now to go where no lunar rover has gone before.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go before
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“Go before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20before. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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