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1 put on all sail
met verzamelde krachten uitvoeren, met uiterste krachtsinspanning doen -
2 before
adv. van tevoren; eerder, tevoren--------conj. voordat--------prep. voorbefore11 voorop ⇒ vooraan, ervoor2 vroeger ⇒ eerder, vooraf3 in de toekomst ⇒ op komst, voor (ons) liggend♦voorbeelden:2 three weeks before • drie weken geleden/ervoor3 what lies before? • wat staat ons te wachten?————————before2〈 voorzetsel〉3 〈 relatieve waarde of belangrijkheid〉voor … op ⇒ gesteld voor, hoger dan♦voorbeelden:before long • binnenkorta crime before the law • een misdaad volgens de wetput a bill before parliament • een wetsontwerp bij het parlement indienenput the problem before the public • het publiek met het probleem confronterenwhat lies before us • wat de tijd ons brengen zalsomeone before his time • iemand die zijn tijd voor is/wasbefore all else • bovenal————————before3〈 voegwoord〉1 alvorens ⇒ voor, eer♦voorbeelden:1 she will die before she will consent/before consenting • ze zal eerder sterven dan toe te geven/toegeven
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