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avant

"avant" means "beforehand" in French. It is number 139 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

beforehand; earlier; before

IPA

/a.vɑ̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• En avant !
  Forward!
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / PWRWR
• Où étais-tu avant ?
  Where were you earlier?
  Tatoeba: fleur74 / sundown
• La vie avant tout !
  Life first!
  Tatoeba: Micsmithel / weihaiping

Learned together

In the course, "avant" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• peu little, not much
• toujours always
• encore still
• donc therefore, consequently
• sûr sure, certain
• trop too, too much
• vrai true
• mal badly
• déjà already, before

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