Vocabulaire

before

Préposition

Exemple: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Synonymes: earlier

Antonymes: after

beforehand

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Synonymes: in advance, earlier

Antonymes: afterward, later

moribund

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company was moribund before the merger.”

Synonymes: dying, declining

Antonymes: thriving

review

Verbe

Exemple: “Review your notes before the test.”

Synonymes: check

zip

Verbe

Exemple: “Zip your jacket before going outside.”

Synonymes: fasten, zipper

Antonymes: unzip

heat

Verbe

Exemple: “Heat the soup before serving it.”

Synonymes: warmth, hotness

Antonymes: cold, cool

fuss

Nom

Exemple: “There was a lot of fuss before the guests arrived.”

Synonymes: noise, trouble

Antonymes: calm

third

Adjectif

Exemple: “She finished in third place.”

Synonymes: number three

Antonymes: first

enter

Verbe

Exemple: “Please knock before you enter.”

Synonymes: go in

Antonymes: exit

then

Adjectif

Exemple: “First eat, then go outside.”

Synonymes: after that

Antonymes: before

save

Verbe

Exemple: “Save your work before you leave.”

Synonymes: keep, rescue

Antonymes: waste, lose

read

Verbe

Exemple: “I read a story before bed.”

Synonymes: study

Antonymes: write

tranquilize

Verbe

Exemple: “The animal had to be tranquilized before treatment.”

Synonymes: sedate, calm

Antonymes: stimulate, agitate

meteorology

Nom

Exemple: “She studied meteorology before becoming a climate analyst.”

Synonymes: weather science

Antonymes:

attributive

Adjectif

Exemple: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Synonymes: descriptive, qualifying

Antonymes: predicative

predecessor

Nom

Exemple: “The new model is far more efficient than its predecessor.”

Synonymes: forerunner, previous version

Antonymes: successor

mountaineer

Nom

Exemple: “The mountaineer reached the summit before dawn.”

Synonymes: climber, alpinist

Antonymes:

elaboration

Nom

Exemple: “The proposal needs further elaboration before approval.”

Synonymes: detail, expansion

Antonymes: summary, simplification

conceivable

Adjectif

Exemple: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”

Synonymes: imaginable, possible

Antonymes: inconceivable, impossible

edit

Verbe

Exemple: “Please edit the document before sending it.”

Synonymes: revise, modify

Antonymes: leave unchanged

deep

Adjectif

Exemple: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Synonymes: profound, intense

Antonymes: shallow

shut

Verbe

Exemple: “Please shut the window before you leave.”

Synonymes: close

Antonymes: open

past

Adjectif

Exemple: “The past year has taught us a lot.”

Synonymes: previous, former

Antonymes: future

loaf

Nom

Exemple: “He bought a loaf of fresh bread.”

Synonymes: bread loaf

Antonymes: slice

kiss

Verbe

Exemple: “She gave her son a kiss before school.”

Synonymes: peck

Antonymes: slap

during

Préposition

Exemple: “Do not talk during the exam.”

Synonymes: throughout

Antonymes: before, after

shake

Verbe

Exemple: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Synonymes: move, tremble

Antonymes: steady

first

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was the first person to arrive.”

Synonymes: initial

Antonymes: last

preconception

Nom

Exemple: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”

Synonymes: bias

Antonymes: open-mindedness

inexplicably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The app inexplicably crashed right before the demo.”

Synonymes: mysteriously

Antonymes: predictably

domestically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Synonymes: internally

Antonymes: internationally

consultation

Nom

Exemple: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”

Synonymes: advice session

advantageous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It’s advantageous to negotiate before signing.”

Synonymes: beneficial

Antonymes: disadvantageous

prospective

Adjectif

Exemple: “We spoke with several prospective partners before choosing one.”

Synonymes: potential

Antonymes: past

shell

Nom

Exemple: “Remove the shell before you eat the egg.”

Synonymes: case

input

Nom

Exemple: “We need your input before we decide.”

Synonymes: feedback

knock

Verbe

Exemple: “Please knock before you enter.”

Synonymes: tap

fifth

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the fifth time I have called you.”

after

Préposition

Exemple: “Let’s talk after the meeting.”

Antonymes: before

anxious

Adjectif

Exemple: “I feel anxious before exams.”

Synonymes: worried

Antonymes: relaxed

within

Préposition

Exemple: “Finish it within an hour.”

Synonymes: inside

Antonymes: outside

morning

Nom

Exemple: “I drink coffee in the morning.”

Synonymes: early day

Antonymes: evening

already

Adverbe

Exemple: “I already ate breakfast.”

Synonymes: by now

Antonymes: not yet

early

Adjectif

Exemple: “I wake up early.”

Synonymes: soon

Antonymes: late

scrutinize

Verbe

Exemple: “Investors scrutinized the metrics before committing funds.”

Synonymes: inspect, audit, take stock

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

Exemple: “These are preliminary results.”

Synonymes: overture, prelude, exploratory

consider

/kənˈsɪdər/

Exemple: “Please consider my proposal.”

Synonymes: regard, deliberate, moot

compare

/kəmˈper/

Exemple: “Compare these two phones before you buy one.”

Synonymes: comparison, equivalence, equate