go on before

(someone)

1. Lit. to precede someone. Please go on before me. I will follow. She went on before.

2. Euph. to die before someone. Uncle Herman went on before Aunt Margaret by a few years. He went before her, although we had all thought it would be the other way around.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Naoko	nah-o-ko	Japanese
Romolo	RO-mo-lo	Italian
Bentley	['bentli:]
Arafat	['a:ra:fa:t]
Veselin	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Ailen	-	Native American, Mapuche