go on before



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.
See also: before, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirembe-Eastern African, Ganda
Telmo-Portuguese, Spanish
Innocenzo-Italian
Alkiviadis-Greek
Wieland-German, Germanic Mythology
EveEEV (English), EV (French)English, French, Biblical