Come before meaning
Come before is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to receive higher priority or consideration than another person or matter.
- Past simple
- came before
- Past participle
- come before
- -ing form
- coming before
What come before means
have greater priorityB2
To receive higher priority or consideration than another person or matter
Customer safety must come before profit.
1 more meaning of come before is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come together.
With before: put something before someone.
Common questions
What does come before mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to receive higher priority or consideration than another person or matter. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of come before?
Came before. The past participle is come before.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
