put before

pʊt bɪˈfɔːr

putting before

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Definition of put before - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

prioritytreat as more important than another

She always puts her family before her job.

favor

prefer

prioritize

formalitiespresent formally for consideration or judgment

The proposal was put before the committee last week..

propose

submit

require dealing

Rare

require someone to deal with something

Rare

He was put before a difficult decision during the meeting..

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Expressions with put

put down

place an object on a surface

She put down the book on the table.

put on

wear clothing or accessories

She put on her favorite dress.

put in

place something inside another object

She put in the keys into her bag.

put out

extinguish a fire or light

He rushed to put out the fire in the kitchen..

put it on

dress yourself or someone with an item

She told him to put it on before going outside.

put it in one's pocket

place an object inside a pocket

He put it in his pocket and walked away.

Terms with put before included in their meaning

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deny oneself

self-sacrifice

put others' needs before one's own

prefab

adj.

factory-made

made in a factory before being put together or used

bard

cooking technique

put strips of fat or bacon on meat before cooking

factory preset

technology

default settings put into a device by the maker before sale

prepd

abbr.

abr: prepositioned

put in place before needed

Examples of put before in a sentence

The manager put the team's needs before his own ambitions.
The new policy was put before the board for approval.
Several options were put before the panel for review.
The challenge put before the team was immense.
She was put before a panel of experts for evaluation.

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French:faire passer avant, présenter, ...
German:voranstellen, vorlegen, ...
Italian:mettere prima, presentare a, ...
Spanish:anteponer, presentar ante, ...
Portuguese:priorizar, submeter, ...
Chinese:优先考虑, 提交, ...
Japanese:優先する, 提出する, ...
Arabic:قَدَّمَ, عَرَضَ على, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲדִיף עַל פְּנֵי, לְהָבִיא בִּפְנֵי, ...
Russian:ставить выше, представить, ...
Ukrainian:ставити вище, представити, ...
Hindi:प्राथमिकता देना, सामने रखना, ...
Bengali:অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া, উপস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:posar per davant, presentar, ...
Czech:prioritizovat, předložit, ...
Danish:prioritere, fremlægge, ...
Dutch:bovenstellen, voorleggen, ...
Greek:προτάσσω, παρουσιάζω, ...
Hungarian:előbbre helyezni, előterjeszteni, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់អាទិភាពដល់, ដាក់ជូនពិចារណា, ...
Korean:우선시하다, 제출하다, ...
Persian:مقدم دانستن, مطرح کردن, ...
Polish:stawiać przed, przedstawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):colocar antes, submeter, ...
Romanian:a pune înainte, a prezenta, ...
Swedish:prioritera, lägga fram, ...
Thai:ให้ความสำคัญกับก่อน, นำเสนอ, ...
Turkish:önüne koymak, sunmak, ...
Vietnamese:ưu tiên, trình bày, ...

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