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beforehand

  (bĭ-fôr'hănd', -fōr'-) pronunciation
adv. & adj.
  1. In anticipation.
  2. In advance; early.

 
 
Thesaurus: beforehand

adverb

  1. Before the expected time: ahead, betimes, early. Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare. See time.
  2. Until then: before, earlier. See precede/follow.

 
Antonyms: beforehand

adj, adv

Definition: early
Antonyms: after, afterward, behind, later


 
WordNet: beforehand
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being ahead of time or need
  Synonym: advance


The adverb beforehand has one meaning:

Meaning #1: ahead of time; in anticipation
  Synonyms: ahead, in advance


 
Translations: Translations for: Beforehand

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - på forhånd, i forvejen
adj. - på forhånd, i forvejen

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooraf, bij voorbaat

Français (French)
adv. - à l'avance, d'avance, avant, au préalable
adj. - d'avance, à l'avance, avant, au préalable

Deutsch (German)
adv. - im voraus, vorher
adj. - vorbereitet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - προκαταβολικά, εκ των προτέρων, από πριν

Italiano (Italian)
prima

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de antemão, anteriormente

Русский (Russian)
заранее, прежде

Español (Spanish)
adv. - previamente, con antelación, de antemano
adj. - hecho de antemano, acomodado, con medios

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - på förhand, i förväg

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
预先, 事先, 提前地, 超前地, 预先准备的, 赶在前面的, 提前的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 預先, 事先, 提前地, 超前地
adj. - 預先準備的, 趕在前面的, 提前的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 미리 , 이전에, 너무 이른
adj. - 사전에는, 이전에는, 너무 이른

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 予め, 前もって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) مقدما, سلفا, من قبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מראש, לפני המועד‬
adj. - ‮מהיר, מקדים, פזיז‬


 
 

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