How to Pronounce "go before"
expression
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ
GOH bee-FOR, bih-FOR
ɡˈəʊ/ /bɪfˈɔː
guh-OH bif-AW
Definition
To move or happen before someone or something else in time or order. It can mean either physically going ahead of someone or something, or being earlier in a sequence or process.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /bɪfˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH bee-FOR, bih-FOR
UK
guh-OH bif-AW
Listen in Context
You can go before me in the line.
Let the older people go before the rest.
Who will go before the judge?
Some traditions say that the eldest should go before the others.