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- [bih-fawr-hand, -fohr-]
- /bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-/
- /bɪˈfɔː.hænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-fawr-hand, -fohr-]
- /bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of beforehand word
- adverb beforehand If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event. 3
- adjective beforehand early; in advance; in anticipation 3
- adverb beforehand ahead of time; in advance 3
- adverb beforehand in anticipation; exercising forethought 3
- adverb beforehand previously 1
- adjective beforehand (Obsolete (No longer in use)) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. 0
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Origin of beforehand
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, beforehand is from the Middle English word bifor-hand. See before, hand
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Parts of speech for Beforehand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beforehand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beforehand
adj beforehand
- 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.
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- ahead of time — If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a particular event or before you need to, in order to be well prepared.
- 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.
Antonyms for beforehand
adv beforehand
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- afterwards — If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- by and by — presently or eventually
- in a while — a short time from now
- intra — within the walls, as of a city.
adverb beforehand
- ensuingly — In an ensuing manner; subsequently.
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