AGE BEFORE BEAUTY

Meaning of AGE BEFORE BEAUTY in English

the older person should be allowed to enter first

"Age before beauty," she said as she opened the door for me.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY — the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for …
English Idioms vocab
AGE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) age set Augustan Age Bronze Age Copper Age Hellenistic Age ice age Iron Age …
Английский словарь Британика
BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAUTY — I. ˈbyüd.ē, -yütē, -i noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English beaute, bealte, from Old French biauté, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGE — I. ˈāj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French aage, eage, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AGE — ij, ēj also əj noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -aticum 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAUTY — /byooh"tee/ , n. , pl. beauties . 1. the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGE — /ayj/ , n. , v. , aged, aging or ageing . n. 1. the length of time during which a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BEAUTY — noun prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. 2. beauty ·noun a beautiful person, ·esp. a beautiful woman. 3. beauty ·noun …
Webster English vocab
AGE — noun a long time. 2. age ·noun a century; the period of one hundred years. 3. age ·noun a great …
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAUTY — beauty BrE AmE ˈbjuːt i AmE ˈbjuːt̬ i ▷ beauties ˈbjuːt iz AmE ˈbjuːt̬ iz ▶ ˈ beauty ˌ contest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAUTY — / ˈbjuːti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] the quality of being pleasing to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGE — / eɪdʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the number of years that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEAUTY — beau ‧ ty S3 W2 /ˈbjuːti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural beauties ) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ beautician …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a combination of qualities such as shape, colour, etc., that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the length of time that a person or thing has existed or is likely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a combination of qualities such as shape, colour, etc., that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGE — n. & v. n. 1 a the length of time that a person or thing has existed or is likely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
BEAUTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a combination of qualities such as shape, colour, etc., that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
AGE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the length of time that a person or thing has existed or is likely …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAUTY — ( beauties) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Beauty is the state …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGE — ( ages, ageing, aging, aged) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEAUTY — (beauties) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Beauty is the state or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEFORE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAUTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beauty contest (= to find the most beautiful person ) ▪ Miss Colombia won …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
Cambridge English vocab
BEAUTY — [noun] - the quality of being pleasing, esp. to look at, or someone or something that gives great pleasure, esp. …
Cambridge English vocab
AGE — n. age set Augustan Age Bronze Age Copper Age Hellenistic Age ice age glacial age Iron Age Jacobean age Middle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEAUTY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv. Function: preposition 1 coming before in space or time FF1C; be home before dark FF1E; Synonyms: ahead of, ante, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adv. Function: adverb 1 so as to precede something in order or time FF1C; racing on before to give warning …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — I. adverb 1. so as to precede something in order or time racing on before to give warning Synonyms: ahead, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEAUTY — noun 1 quality of being beautiful ADJECTIVE ▪ breathtaking , exquisite , great , majestic , outstanding ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEFORE — INDEX: 1. before you do something or before something happens 2. before a particular time or date 3. before now …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — See ↑ BEFORE 1,2,3,5, ↑ IF 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come before • ↑ just before/after • ↑ never been …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGE — INDEX: 1. how long someone has lived or something has existed 2. ways of saying how old someone is 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEFORE — adv. 25B6; preposition he dressed up before going out : PRIOR TO, previous to, earlier than, preparatory to, in preparation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEAUTY — n. 25B6; noun the great beauty of the scenery : ATTRACTIVENESS, prettiness, good looks, comeliness, allure; loveliness, charm, appeal, heavenliness; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEFORE — adv. 1 previously, earlier, already, beforehand; formerly, in the past; once I have told you before, don't count your chickens …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEFORE — adverb 1 BAD : Before forty years the journey took twice as long. GOOD : Forty years ago the journey …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AGE — noun 1 BAD : I'm at the age of 22. GOOD : I'm 22 (years old). ◆◆◆ be + NUMBER …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BEFORE — 1. нареч. 1) впереди; вперед marching on before ≈ двигаясь впереди Syn : ahead, in advance, in front 2) вначале, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEAUTY — сущ. 1) красота dazzling, raving, striking, wholesome beauty ≈ ослепительная красота bathing beauty ≈ русалка to enhance beauty ≈ совершенствовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGE — 1. сущ. 1) возраст to live to (reach) an age ≈ дожить до определенного возраста people of all ages ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEFORE — before.ogg 1. bıʹfɔ: adv 1. раньше, прежде come at five o'clock, not before - приходите в 5 часов, не раньше …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAUTY — beauty.ogg ʹbju:tı n 1. 1> красота; прекрасное beauty of form voice, melody, verse, feeling - красота формы голоса, мелодии, стиха, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGE — age.ogg 1. eıdʒ n 1. 1> возраст middle age - средний возраст a man of middle age - человек средних …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGE — age сущ.1) возраст to live to (reach) an age — дожить до определенного возраста people of all ages — люди …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BEFORE — 1. bıʹfɔ: adv 1. раньше, прежде come at five o'clock, not before - приходите в 5 часов, не раньше I …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEAUTY — n 1. 1> красота; прекрасное beauty of form voice, melody, verse, feeling - красота формы голоса, мелодии, стиха, чувств spiritual …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGE — 1. eıdʒ n 1. 1> возраст middle age - средний возраст a man of middle age - человек средних лет …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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