| 单词 | to send before |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto send before to send before transitive. To cause to go in advance. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > go in front of [verb (transitive)] > send in front to send before1538 premise?c1550 to send ona1684 the world > movement > transference > sending > send [verb (transitive)] > in advance to send before1646 to send on1847 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Emissarius,..signyfieth hym, whiche is sent before in battayle to espie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. ii. 19 I am sent, with broome, before, To sweepe the dust, behinde the dore. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 3 I am sent before to make a fire, and they are comming after to warme them. View more context for this quotation 1646 Boyle in Birch Life (1744) 55 At Salisbury I overtook my trunks I had sent thither before. 1740 S. Johnson Drake in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 444 Advertised by two Symerons, whom he sent before. 1744 T. Birch Life R. Boyle 34 To make his addresses to this lady, Mr. F. was sent..before up to London. a1822 P. B. Shelley Masque of Anarchy (1832) xxi. 11 So he sent his slaves before To seize upon the Bank and Tower. < as lemmas |
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