go before
Third Person
goes before
Present Participle
going before
Past Tense
went before
Past Participle
gone before
1
to be formally presented for discussion or judgment by a person or authority
transitive
- The application I sent will go before the admissions office for review next week.
- The evidence went before the jury for evaluation.
- Their request went before the committee for consideration.
- The proposal went before the board for approval.
- The case went before the judge for a ruling.
2
to exist or occur in an earlier period of time
transitive
- The ancient civilization had advanced technologies that went before our modern inventions.
- The old building had seen many changes that had gone before its renovation.
- The new technology is more advanced than anything that has gone before.
- Many philosophies have gone before modern schools of thought.
- The family legacy stretched back generations, with stories of ancestors that had gone before.