This is the 61st most frequent Catalan word.
abans
"Abans" means "before" in English.
Temporal preposition referring to an action prior to sleeping.
Abans d'anar a dormir, sempre llegeixo un llibre.
Before going to sleep, I always read a book.
Indicates an earlier occurrence relative to another event.
Ha arribat abans que jo a la reunió.
He arrived earlier than me at the meeting.
References a period in the past, used as an adverb.