beforehand
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be·fore·hand
(bĭ-fôr′hănd′)adv. & adj.
1. In anticipation.
2. In advance; early.
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beforehand
(bɪˈfɔːˌhænd)adj, adv (postpositive)
early; in advance; in anticipation: she came an hour beforehand.
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be•fore•hand
(bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-)adv., adj.
in advance; ahead of time; in anticipation.
[1175–1225]
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Adj. | 1. | beforehand - being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
Adv. | 1. | beforehand - ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" |
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beforehand
adverb in advance, before, earlier, already, sooner, ahead, previously, in anticipation, before now, ahead of time How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?
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beforehand
adverb1. Before the expected time:
Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare.
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Translations
سَلَفامُقَدَّماً
předem
på forhånd
etukäteen
unaprijed
elõzõleg
fyrir fram
あらかじめ
미리
vnaprej
i förväg
ล่วงหน้า
daha öncedenevveldenönceden
sớm hơn
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beforehand
[bɪˈfɔːˌhænd] adv → prima, in anticipolet me know your plans beforehand → fammi sapere i tuoi piani in anticipo
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before
(biˈfoː) preposition1. earlier than. before the war; He'll come before very long.
2. in front of. She was before me in the queue.
3. rather than. Honour before wealth.
adverb earlier. I've seen you before.
conjunction earlier than the time when. Before I go, I must phone my parents.
beˈforehand (-hand) adverb before the time when something else is done. If you're coming, let me know beforehand.
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beforehand
→ مُقَدَّماً předem på forhånd vorher προκαταβολικά con antelación etukäteen précédemment unaprijed in anticipo あらかじめ 미리 van tevoren på forhånd przedtem antecipadamente заранее i förväg ล่วงหน้า daha önceden sớm hơn 预先Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
beforehand
adv. con anterioridad, con anticipación; de antemano.
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