put before

verb

To treat (someone or something) as more important than (someone or something else).

“I'd never put your brother before you.”

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Meanings

verbput before (third-person singular simple present puts before, present participle putting before, simple past and past participle put before)

present singular third person puts before · participle present putting before

  1. transitiveTo treat (someone or something) as more important than (someone or something else).

    I'd never put your brother before you.

  2. transitiveTo display a proposal or idea to (someone) to be considered.

    I'd like to put my proposal before the committee.

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APA

put before. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20before

MLA

“put before.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20before. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put before,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20before.

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