come before

先に来る、先行する

時間的に先に起こる、または並び順で前に位置する。

やさしい英語で： To happen earlier or have an earlier place in a sequence.

• Tuesday comes before Wednesday.
• The introduction came before the first chapter.
• Which letter comes before Q?

使い方： come before something (In this list, your name comes before mine.)

類義語： precede

反対語： follow, come after

よく使う表現： come before something, come before lunch, come before summer

優先される、より重要である

ほかの人や物事より重要で、優先される。

やさしい英語で： To be more important than someone or something else.

• Safety comes before speed.
• Her family always came before her career.
• Should profit come before people's health?

使い方： come before someone/something (Your health should come before your work.)

類義語： take priority over, come ahead of, outrank

反対語： come after

よく使う表現： come before something, come before someone, come before profit

審議に付される、審理される

公的な機関や権限のある人に、議論や判断のために提出される。

やさしい英語で： To be presented to an official group or person so they can discuss it or make a decision.

• The proposal comes before the board tomorrow.
• Her case came before the court last month.
• When will this issue come before the committee?

使い方： come before an authority (The planning application will come before the council next week.)

類義語： be considered by, be heard by

よく使う表現： come before the board, come before a committee, come before the court

出廷する、御前に出る

通常は公的な理由で、裁判官や統治者などの権威者の前に出る。

やさしい英語で： To appear before a judge, ruler, or other person with power, usually for an official reason.

• The witness came before the judge.
• She was ordered to come before the king.
• All three defendants will come before the same magistrate.

使い方： come before someone in authority (The prisoner came before the judge on Monday.)

類義語： appear before

よく使う表現： come before someone, come before a judge, come before the king