beforehand

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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Thesaurus

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

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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

adverb

1. Before the expected time:

ahead, betimes, early.

Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare.

2. Until then:

before, earlier.

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Translations

سَلَفامُقَدَّماً

předem

på forhånd

vorher

προκαταβολικά

con antelaciónde antemanopreviamente

etukäteen

au préalableauparavantd'avancedevantpréalablement

unaprijed

elõzõleg

fyrir fram

anticipatamentein anticipo

あらかじめ

미리

van tevoren

på forhånd

przedtem

antecipadamente

заблаговременнозаранее

vnaprej

i förväg

ล่วงหน้า

daha öncedenevveldenönceden

sớm hơn

预先

beforehand

[bɪˈfɔːhænd] ADV → de antemano, con antelación

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beforehand

[bɪˈfɔː^rhænd] adv → au préalable, à l'avance

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beforehand

adv → im Voraus; you must tell me beforehand → Sie müssen mir vorher Bescheid sagen

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beforehand

[bɪˈfɔːˌhænd] adv → prima, in anticipo
let me know your plans beforehand → fammi sapere i tuoi piani in anticipo

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before

(biˈfoː) preposition

1. earlier than. before the war; He'll come before very long. binnekort قَبْلَ преди antes de před vor inden πριν, νωρίτερα από antes enne پیش از؛ قبل ennen avantלפני के आगे, के सामने prije előbb, előtt (időben) sebelum fyrir, áður prima, davanti ～より以前に …전에, 더 일찍 prieš drīz awal sebelum voor før, tidligere; om ikke lengeprzedantes de înainte (de) до, перед pred pred pre före, inom kort ก่อน ...-den/dan önce, evvel 在...以前 перед, до پہلے ، پیشتر sớm hơn 在...以前

2. in front of. She was before me in the queue. voor أمام пред à frente de před vor foran; før μπροστά από delante, antes ees در جلو؛ در مقابل edessä avant, devantלפני के पहले ispred előtt (térben) di muka á undan davanti ～の前方に …의 앞에 prieš, priešais priekšā; pa priekšu di depan voorforanprzed د مخه برخه à frente de în faţă, înaintea (...) перед, впереди pred pred ispred framför, före อยู่ข้างหน้า ...-in önünde 在...前面 перед سامنے đằng trước 在...前面

3. rather than. Honour before wealth. voor قَبْلَ ، سابِق لِ пред antes que před vor før παράantes que parem ... kui ترجیح mieluummin avantולא के बजाय ispred inkább minthogy, előbb lebih baik á undan, fremur en prima di ～よりは …보다 중요하여 verčiau, negu drīzāk/ labāk ... nekā lebih daripada liever dan før, heller ennnadantes que înainte de скорее чем pred nad ispred hellre än มากกว่า ...-den önce/evvel, ...-den ise 與其...寧願 попереду سے بہتر hơn; thà... còn hơn 与其...宁愿

adverb

earlier. I've seen you before. tevore مِن قَبْل преди antes dříve vorher før πρωτύτερα, στο παρελθόν antes varem, enne زودتر؛ قبل از aiemmin déjà, auparavantלפני כן, מקודם पहले prije, ranije korábban sebelumnya áður prima, già 以前に 전에 anksčiau agrāk; iepriekš sebelum ini eerderfør, tidligerepoprzednio پخوا antes (mai) înainte раньше, прежде predtým, skôr poprej ranije förut, tidigare ก่อนหน้านี้ daha önce 以前 раніше اس سے پہلے ، قبل ازیں trước đây 以前

conjunction

earlier than the time when. Before I go, I must phone my parents. Voordat قَبْلَ أن преди antes de dřív než bevor inden προτούantes enne kui پیش از؛ زودتر از ennen kuin avantלפני के पहले prije mielőtt sebelum áður en prima di ～より前に 이전에 prieš pirms; iekams sebelum voordatfør, innenzanim مخکی وراندی antes de înainte (de) прежде чем, до того как skôr ako preden pre nego innan ก่อนหน้านี้เมื่อ ...-den/dan önce, evvel 在...以前 перш ніж اس سے پہلےکہ trước khi 在...以前

beˈforehand (-hand) adverb

before the time when something else is done. If you're coming, let me know beforehand. vooraf سَلَفا предварително de antemão předem im voraus på forhånd προκαταβολικά, εκ των προτέρων de antemano, previamente ette از قبل؛ جلوتر etukäteen d'avanceמראש पहले से prethodno előzőleg lebih dulu fyrir fram in anticipo あらかじめ …하기 앞서 iš anksto iepriekš awal-awal vantevoren på forhånduprzednio پخواله پخوا، له اوله څخه، له مخكې نه de antemão dinainte заранее dopredu vnaprej unapred på förhand, i förväg ก่อนเวลา önceden, evvelden 預先 заздалегідь, наперед قبل از وقت trước 预先

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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

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beforehand

adv. con anterioridad, con anticipación; de antemano.

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