Grammatical class
Adverb
auparavant
beforehand, previously [from 15th century]
Details
Syllables
au-pa-ra-vant
Phonetics
o.pa.ʁa.vɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
1264
Freq. (movies)
2902
Freq. (news)
1473
Sentences
Je l'ai vu auparavant.
I've seen it before.
J'y ai été auparavant.
I've been there before.
J'ai vu ça auparavant.
I've seen this before.
Je l'ai vue auparavant.
I have seen her before.
Ils l'ont fait auparavant.
They've done it before.
As-tu vécu ici auparavant ?
Did you live here before?
Je n'y ai jamais songé auparavant.
I've never thought about that before.
Il y avait un pont, ici, auparavant.
There used to be a bridge here.
Je maintiens ce que j'ai dit auparavant.
I stand by what I said before.
Mon père conduisait auparavant une Coccinelle.
My dad used to drive a Beetle.
Je l’en avais averti longtemps auparavant.
I had warned him about it long before.
Je l'ignorais, auparavant.
I didn't know it before.