are you looking for the Latin prefix 'pre'
not before
One prefix that means before is "pre" as in the word pretest.
Both may be correct in different contexts. A simple way to figure this out is finish the sentence. I arrived earlier than she (did). I heard him earlier than (I heard ) her.
The correct spelling of the word is before (prior to, earlier).
earlier, formerly, previously, before now
'pre-'
not before
The correct spelling is "before" (earlier than).
"pre-" as in preowned, or "ante-" as in antebellum.
yes men do die earlier than women
The answer depends on earlier than WHAT? Earlier than the nineteenth century? Earlier than 6 BC? Earlier than 5,000,000 BC? In the last case, the answer is NONE!
prior to, previously, earlier, first, the former, in front of
One prefix that means before is "pre" as in the word pretest.
Yes, trains were almost 100 years earlier than aircraft..
Both may be correct in different contexts. A simple way to figure this out is finish the sentence. I arrived earlier than she (did). I heard him earlier than (I heard ) her.
There was more technology than ever before that time period. higher artillery and vehicle's.
3pm is earlier than 5pm.