1. prior
You may not set up a roadside stall without prior notice.
prior to that
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
The purpose of the meeting is to make a plan for a new product prior to the Product Development Meeting in January.
I need it by the morning of April 5, so it can be reviewed by other members prior to the meeting.
Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium.
The information was given away to the newspaper prior to the announcement.
This result means, contrary to prior expectations, that the number of variants does not affect the processing speed.
Prior means having happened in the past. An example of prior is a criminal conviction that happened ten years ago. Illegally parked cars may be removed at any time without prior notice.
You have no priors, so I'm gonna press no charges this time.
I wasn't able to attend because of a prior plan.
A candidate who was hired prior to reopening of the requisition remains on the requisition and retains the Hired step and status.
/praɪər/ The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish. They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time).
taking action on a problem they were aware of 10 years prior but failed to act.
2. before
Death before dishonor!
The fact that Britain had no national anthem before 1745 is in itself of little consequence.
Before long, the moon came out.
I told you before that you should ask your mother first.
Before Tom met Mary, he never seemed to be happy.
She had been in the hospital for a week before her husband came back.
Many parents think it's important for their children to eat before 8:00 p.m.
Before you can love others, you need to be able to love yourself.
Humanity has suffered more from war in this century than ever before.
He had not been employed by the company two years before his linguistic abilities were recognized.
It was very cold, and then before long, on top of that, it began to rain.
I'll leave a key with my next-door neighbour in case you get here before I do.
Before going to study in Paris, I must brush up on my French.
I met Tom before I graduated from high school, but didn't meet Mary until many years later.
It's very unlikely that we will release a new album before next winter.