Grammatical class

Adverb

avant

beforehand; earlier

Details

Syllables

a-vant

Phonetics

a.vɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

104

Freq. (movies)

143

Freq. (news)

80

Sentences

Je l’avais fait avant.

I had done it beforehand.

A1

Où étais-tu avant ?

Where were you earlier?

A1

Pense avant d'agir !

Think before acting!

A1

C’est mieux qu’avant.

It's better than it was before.

A1

Pensez avant d'agir !

Think before you act!

A1

Je bégayais avant.

I used to stutter.

A2

Il étudie plus qu'avant.

He studies much harder than before.

A2

En avant.

Move.

B1

En avant !

Go ahead!

B1

Tom est parti avant.

Tom left earlier.

B1

J’ai étudié avant de dîner.

I studied before supper.

B1

J'aurais dû le remarquer avant.

I should have noticed it before.

B2