Usages of ante
Dum pluvia cadit, populus ante portam exspectat; deinde omnes per portam intrant.
While the rain is falling, the people wait in front of the gate; then everyone enters through the gate.
Servus ante ianuam stat.
The servant stands in front of the door.
Nos ante portam exspectamus, dum mater in foro est.
We wait in front of the gate while mother is in the forum.
Turba ante theatrum exspectat; portis apertis, omnes laeti intrant.
A crowd waits in front of the theater; with the gates having been opened, everyone enters happily.
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