Confusing English Words – before / in front of / opposite / across from

بسیاری از کلمات وجود دارند که معنی یکسانی دارند، اما در واقع تعاریف و کاربردهای مختلفی دارند.
شما می خواهید درست صحبت کنید و از به کار بردن کلمات نادرست خودداری کنید، اما در مورد معنی دقیق و کاربرد هر کلمه کاملا مطمئن نیستید.
بعضی از زبان آموزان حتی به دلیل تردیدهایشان از به کار بردن کلمات خودداری می کنند!
هدف ما در این سری از پست ها روشن کردن رایج ترین کلمات گیج کننده در انگلیسی است.

before / in front of / opposite / across from

.The words opposite and across from mean that something is located at the other side of something

.The bank is opposite the post office
.The bank is across from the post office=
.the bank is on the other side of the street from the post office=

.Henry sat opposite me at the table
.Henry sat across from me at the table=

The expression in front of simply means that one thing is closer to a point of reference (the “front” of an area, or the point of view of the person looking)

.I stood in front of the bank
.He sat in front of me in the classroom

The word before can be used for location/position, but it is somewhat rare and more formal. Instead, before is typically used for time or for position in a sequence

.We need to pack our bags before leaving for the airport
.packing bags must happen first, leaving for airport must happen second=

.”The letter i comes before the letter e in the word “friend
.position in a sequence=