What does ante in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ante in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ante in Portuguese.

The word ante in Portuguese means in front of, in the face of, ante, ante-mortem, -ado, -ido, -udo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ante

in front of

preposição (perante)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

in the face of

preposição (em vista de, diante de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

ante

prefix (before; earlier; prior) (que vem antes)

(prefixo: Elemento afixado ao início do radical da palavra, mudando seu sentido. Ex. "anormal", "desfeito", etc.)
For example: antenatal

ante-mortem

adjective (Latin (before death) (antes da morte)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

-ado, -ido, -udo

suffix (adjective: denotes quality)

For example: smelly, shiny

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