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Definition of Come before
1. Verb. Be the predecessor of. "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
Definition of Come before
1. Verb. (transitive) To appear publicly in front of someone superior. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to be of greater importance (than) ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To precede. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Come Before
Literary usage of Come before
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Rev. John Newton by John Newton (1810)
"Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and boio myself before the high God?
Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings^ with calves of a year old? ..."
2. History of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1899)
"most powerful, ready to dispose of the complaints which might come before it from
the hundred or county courts for delay of justice or manifest wrong. ..."
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