What does 前～ mean?
前～ is a Japanese noun meaning “former”, “late ~” or “past ~” in English. It is written as 前～ in kanji, ぜん～ in hiragana, and zen～ in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
お名前をお伺いしてもよろしいですか？
May I ask who's calling?