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zuvor

beforehand

adverb tsu-FOR Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

previously

Usage Note

zuvor means 'beforehand, previously' and is somewhat more formal than vorher. It appears in the set phrase wie nie zuvor ('like never before').

Examples

"Das hatte ich nie zuvor gesehen."

Natural Translation

I had never seen that before.

Literal Translation

That had I never before seen.

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