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avant before (in time); before (in space), in front of, ahead of

avant is the #93 most common word in French, a preposition. It means “before (in time); before (in space), in front of, ahead of” and is pronounced /a.vɑ̃/.

#93frequency rank
0.09%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of avant

FormWhat it isMeaning
avantspluralbefore

#92 venir · #94 depuis

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