BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

Meaning of BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE in English

very quickly or suddenly :

We were whisked off in a taxi before we knew where we were.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE — моментально, немедленно
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BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE — моментально, немедленно
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BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE — немедленно, моментально; в два счета, в мгновение ока; и опомниться не успел; не успел и глазом моргнуть; и ахнуть не …
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE — немедленно, моментально; в два счета, в мгновение ока; и опомниться не успел; не успел и глазом моргнуть; и ахнуть не …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERE — /hwair, wair/ , adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — I. ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WHERE — noun place; situation. 2. where (·pron & ·conj) whether. 3. where ·conj whereas. 4. where ·adv at or in what …
Webster English vocab
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
Webster English vocab
WHERE — [where] adv [ME, fr. OE hwaer; akin to OHG hwar where, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-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
ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHERE — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. in or to what place or situation : Where do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
WHERE — where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwær …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
WHERE — Usually pronounced /(h)weə(r)/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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 Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHERE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - to, at or in what placeWhere does he live?"I put it on your desk." "Where? …
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — (BE FAMILIAR WITH) [verb] [past simple] knew, [past participle] known - to be familiar with or have experience and understanding …
Cambridge English vocab
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
ARE — we/you/they form of be - Are you hungry?They are very late.
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — Synonyms and related words : absorb, account, acquaintance, aller sans dire, announcement, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, associate with, be acquainted with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Slang English vocab
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
KNOW — verb 1 have information about sth ADVERB ▪ full well , perfectly well , very well ▪ I don't ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNOW — See ↑ EXPERIENCE 3, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 1,2,11,22, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SPEAK 3, ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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