beforehand

be·fore·hand

B0159900 (bĭ-fôr′hănd′)adv. & adj.1. In anticipation.2. In advance; early.

beforehand

(bɪˈfɔːˌhænd) adj, adv (postpositive) early; in advance; in anticipation: she came an hour beforehand.

be•fore•hand

(bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-)

adv., adj. in advance; ahead of time; in anticipation. [1175–1225]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	beforehand - being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"advanceearly - 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"in advance, ahead

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?

beforehand

adverb1. Before the expected time:ahead, betimes, early.Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare.2. Until then:before, earlier.

Translations

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before

(biˈfoː) preposition1. earlier than. before the war; He'll come before very long. 在...以前 在...以前2. in front of. She was before me in the queue. 在...前面 在...前面3. rather than. Honour before wealth. 與其...寧願 与其...宁愿 adverb earlier. I've seen you before. 以前 以前 conjunction earlier than the time when. Before I go, I must phone my parents. 在...以前 在...以前beˈforehand (-hand) adverb before the time when something else is done. If you're coming, let me know beforehand. 預先 预先

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