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- [awl-red-ee]
- /ɔlˈrɛd i/
- /ɔːlˈredi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl-red-ee]
- /ɔlˈrɛd i/
Definitions of already word
- adverb already You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. 4
- adverb already You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence. 4
- adverb already by or before a stated or implied time 4
- adverb already at a time earlier than expected 4
- adverb already by or before the given or implied time 4
- adverb already even now or even then 4
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Origin of already
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English al redy “all ready”; what originally meant “completely (all) ready” and modified the subject (The porter all ready was there) was taken adverbially as modifying the predicate (The porter already was there, meaning “from an earlier time”)
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Parts of speech for Already
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
already popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
already usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for already
adv already
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- then — at that time: Prices were lower then.
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
adjective already
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- up to date — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
preposition already
- since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
Antonyms for already
adv already
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
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