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to go before
[phrase form: go]
01
to be formally presented for discussion or judgment by a person or authority
Transitive: to go before a person or organization in authority
Examples
The application I sent will go before the admissions office for review next week.
The evidence went before the jury for evaluation.
02
to exist or occur in an earlier period of time
Transitive: to go before an event or era
Examples
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.
