ad, Corrupted from the Hindi word áge. Before, in front, in the presence of, confronting; opposite, facing; in view, in sight; in the time; in advance; foremost; fore, beyond, onward, further, further on, more, more than this; in further; next in time or place, there, afterwards; thereupon, after that; formerly, in former times; already;—prep. Before, beyond:—agge agge, ad. (emphat. of agge.) In advance, before; ahead, later on, by and by, hereafter;—agge áuṉá, v. n. To come forward, come in sight; to advance, approach, draw near; to confront, face, defy, challenge; to come between, to interfere; to come to pass, happen, occur, befall, betide, to come upon (retributively); to reap what one has sown; to come to light, be discovered,—agge dhar laiṉá, v. n. To get before to place, lay or put before; to cause (one) to go before, keep (one) in sight; to put forward; to outstrip, to surpass, to pass (as a horse in a race):—agge hoṉá, v. n. To go before, advance:—agge karná, v. n. To bring forward; set forth; to place, sit or lay before one, to present:—agge láuṉá, v. a. To bring forward, advance, to bring before:—agge lagg challṉá, v. n. To go before, to be defeated:—agge nikkalná or nikal jáṉá, v. a. To pass, or go before, to pass one:—agge pichchhe, ad. One after another, successively, in succession, in a line; before and behind; front and near; in the absence of; behind; one's back; again:—agge pichchhe challṉá, v. n. To move in a line or row; to follow one after the other:—agge rakkhṉá, or suṭṭ laiṉá, v. a. To throw one under, to subdue, to place or lay before:—agge toṇ haṭṉá, v. n. To give way, go back:—agge vadh jáṉá, or vadhṉá, v. n. To go before, advance, go forward, ahead, to go forward to meet and escort a visitor; surpass, exceed; to challenge:—agge vekh ke challṉá, v. n. To walk looking before; to go with the eyes open; to be careful:—agge vekhṉá, v. n. To look before, keep the eyes open, take care; to look the future.