The difference between Before and In front of

When used as prepositions, before means earlier than (in time), whereas in front of means at or near the front part of (something).

Before is also conjunction with the meaning: in advance of the time when.

Before is also adverb with the meaning: at an earlier time.

check bellow for the other definitions of Before and In front of

Before as a preposition:

Earlier than (in time).

Examples:

"I want this done before Monday."
Before as a preposition:

In front of in space.

Examples:

"He stood before me."

"We sat before the fire to warm ourselves."
Before as a preposition:

In the presence of.

Examples:

"He performed before the troops in North Africa."

"He spoke before a joint session of Congress."
Before as a preposition:

Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).

Examples:

"The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule."
Before as a preposition:

In store for, in the future of (someone).
Before as a preposition:

In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.

Examples:

"In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline"."
Before as a preposition:

At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.

Examples:

"An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, an amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations."

Before as an adverb:

At an earlier time.

Examples:

"I've never done this before."
Before as an adverb:

In advance.
Before as an adverb:

At the front end.

In front of as a preposition:

At or near the front part of (something).
In front of as a preposition:

In the presence of, in view of (someone).

Examples:

"Not in front of the children!"
In front of as a preposition:

Located before, ahead of, previous to (someone or something).

Examples:

"I'll take the one in front of the black one."