Vocabolario

before

Preposizione

Esempio: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Sinonimi: earlier

Antonimi: after

beforehand

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: in advance, earlier

Antonimi: afterward, later

moribund

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: dying, declining

Antonimi: thriving

review

Verbo

Esempio: “Review your notes before the test.”

Sinonimi: check

zip

Verbo

Esempio: “Zip your jacket before going outside.”

Sinonimi: fasten, zipper

Antonimi: unzip

heat

Verbo

Esempio: “Heat the soup before serving it.”

Sinonimi: warmth, hotness

Antonimi: cold, cool

fuss

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: noise, trouble

Antonimi: calm

third

Aggettivo

Esempio: “She finished in third place.”

Sinonimi: number three

Antonimi: first

enter

Verbo

Esempio: “Please knock before you enter.”

Sinonimi: go in

Antonimi: exit

then

Aggettivo

Esempio: “First eat, then go outside.”

Sinonimi: after that

Antonimi: before

save

Verbo

Esempio: “Save your work before you leave.”

Sinonimi: keep, rescue

Antonimi: waste, lose

read

Verbo

Esempio: “I read a story before bed.”

Sinonimi: study

Antonimi: write

tranquilize

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: sedate, calm

Antonimi: stimulate, agitate

meteorology

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: weather science

Antonimi:

attributive

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: descriptive, qualifying

Antonimi: predicative

predecessor

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: forerunner, previous version

Antonimi: successor

mountaineer

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: climber, alpinist

Antonimi:

elaboration

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: detail, expansion

Antonimi: summary, simplification

conceivable

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: imaginable, possible

Antonimi: inconceivable, impossible

edit

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: revise, modify

Antonimi: leave unchanged

deep

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: profound, intense

Antonimi: shallow

shut

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: close

Antonimi: open

past

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: previous, former

Antonimi: future

loaf

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: bread loaf

Antonimi: slice

kiss

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: peck

Antonimi: slap

during

Preposizione

Esempio: “Do not talk during the exam.”

Sinonimi: throughout

Antonimi: before, after

shake

Verbo

Esempio: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Sinonimi: move, tremble

Antonimi: steady

first

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: initial

Antonimi: last

preconception

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: bias

Antonimi: open-mindedness

inexplicably

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: mysteriously

Antonimi: predictably

domestically

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: internally

Antonimi: internationally

consultation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”

Sinonimi: advice session

advantageous

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: beneficial

Antonimi: disadvantageous

prospective

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: potential

Antonimi: past

shell

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: case

input

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: feedback

knock

Verbo

Esempio: “Please knock before you enter.”

Sinonimi: tap

fifth

Aggettivo

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

after

Preposizione

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

Antonimi: before

anxious

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I feel anxious before exams.”

Sinonimi: worried

Antonimi: relaxed

within

Preposizione

Esempio: “Finish it within an hour.”

Sinonimi: inside

Antonimi: outside

morning

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I drink coffee in the morning.”

Sinonimi: early day

Antonimi: evening

already

Avverbio

Esempio: “I already ate breakfast.”

Sinonimi: by now

Antonimi: not yet

early

Aggettivo

Esempio: “I wake up early.”

Sinonimi: soon

Antonimi: late

scrutinize

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: inspect, audit, take stock

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

Esempio: “These are preliminary results.”

Sinonimi: overture, prelude, exploratory

consider

/kənˈsɪdər/

Esempio: “Please consider my proposal.”

Sinonimi: regard, deliberate, moot

compare

/kəmˈper/

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

Sinonimi: comparison, equivalence, equate