go before
phrasal verb
went before; gone before; going before; goes before
1
: to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)
We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who went before us.
2
: to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment
The contestants will go before the judges tomorrow.
The case went before the court.
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Trump's order welcoming Afrikaners also lashed out at Ramaphosa for going before the United Nations' highest court to charge Israel with genocide in its assault on Gaza.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Two projects in a similar situation went before the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee last month.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Trump’s radical reinterpretation of the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship went before a skeptical Supreme Court, with justices weighing whether to let the order go into effect while litigation continues.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 16 May 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Two projects in a similar situation went before the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee last month.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Trump’s radical reinterpretation of the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship went before a skeptical Supreme Court, with justices weighing whether to let the order go into effect while litigation continues.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 16 May 2025
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“Go before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20before. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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