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inainte
before /ɨ.na.ˈin.te/
adverb#914 most common
Also: ahead, forward, in front
Example sentences
Mergi înainte!
Go forward!
Trebuie să plec înainte de ora zece.
I have to leave before ten o'clock.
Gândește-te bine înainte de a răspunde.
Think carefully before answering.
Cu câțiva ani înainte, locuiam la țară.
A few years before that, I lived in the countryside.
Înainte de a semna contractul, citește fiecare clauză cu atenție.
Before signing the contract, read every clause carefully.
Cu toate că părea imposibil, echipa a mers mereu înainte, indiferent de obstacolele întâmpinate pe parcurs.
Even though it seemed impossible, the team kept moving forward, regardless of the obstacles it met along the way.
Word family
a înaintato advance, to move forward
înaintareadvancement, progress
înaintatadvanced (in age, rank, or time)
înaintașpredecessor, pioneer
Etymology
Înainte formed in Romanian from în (in) plus ainte, an older form descending from Latin ante, meaning before or in front. The Latin preposition ante itself goes back to a widespread Indo-European root for front or forehead. Romanian kept this Latin core while other Romance languages built similar compounds, such as Italian innanzi.
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