go before
phrasal verb
went before; gone before; going before; goes before
1
: to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)
We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who went before us.
2
: to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment
The contestants will go before the judges tomorrow.
The case went before the court.
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The needs of the team go before the needs of the leader.
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Edward Doherty, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The case will go before the nation’s Supreme Court.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
If passed by a simple majority then the judge will have to go before the Senate, where two-thirds of its members will be needed to pass a conviction against him.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A 7-year-old lawsuit blaming Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil for climate-change harms to Boulder County will go before the Colorado Supreme Court this week as the two oil and gas companies try to convince the justices that the state has no jurisdiction over the issue.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
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Edward Doherty, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The case will go before the nation’s Supreme Court.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
If passed by a simple majority then the judge will have to go before the Senate, where two-thirds of its members will be needed to pass a conviction against him.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A 7-year-old lawsuit blaming Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil for climate-change harms to Boulder County will go before the Colorado Supreme Court this week as the two oil and gas companies try to convince the justices that the state has no jurisdiction over the issue.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Go before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20before. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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