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as before

[/əz bɪˈfɔːr/]
adverbial phrase
como antes
1. in the same way or manner as previously; as it was in the past
Everything continued as before after the incident.
Tudo continuou como antes após o incidente.
2. unchanged; without any difference from a previous state
Life went on as before despite the challenges.
A vida continuou como antes apesar dos desafios.
Synonyms
as usualas it wasas previouslyas alwaysunchanged
Antonyms
differentlyotherwisechangedaltered

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
como antes
standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
como antes
common in casual and formal speech
São Paulo
como antes
standard usage in business and daily contexts
Portugal
como dantes / como antes
'dantes' is more common in Portugal; 'como antes' also used

Related Idioms & Phrases

back to square one
status quo
the way things were
same old, same old
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