before vs hind

before

conj
  • Rather or sooner than. 

  • In advance of the time when. 

adv
  • At an earlier time. 

  • In advance. 

  • At the front end. 

prep
  • In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items. 

  • In store for, in the future of (someone). 

  • At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking. 

  • Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). 

  • In the presence of. 

  • In front of in space. 

  • Earlier than (in time). 

hind

noun
  • A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus. 

  • A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old. 

adj
  • Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). 

  • Backward; to the rear. 

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