beforehand

  • 21beforehand — see pay beforehand was never well served …

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  • 22beforehand — adverb or adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. in anticipation b. in advance 2. ahead of time ; early …

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  • 23beforehand — Synonyms and related words: ahead, ahead of time, anachronistic, ante, antedated, before, beforetime, behind time, behindhand, betimes, dated, earlier, early, fore, foredated, foresightedly, forward, in advance, in anticipation, late,… …

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  • 24beforehand — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. previously, already, in anticipation; see before 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. earlier, previously, sooner, prior to. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb 1. Before the expected time: ahead, betimes, early. Idioms …

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  • 25beforehand — adj. before; previous; earlier adv. in advance …

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  • 26beforehand — adverb in advance. Origin ME: prob. influenced by OFr. avant main …

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  • 27beforehand — I. ad. Previously, in anticipation, in advance. II. a. Forehanded, in comfortable circumstances (as respects property), well off, well to do …

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  • 28beforehand — adverb Syn: in advance, in readiness, ahead of time, before, before now/then, earlier (on), previously, already, sooner Ant: afterwards …

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  • 29beforehand — be•fore•hand [[t]bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, ˈfoʊr [/t]] adv. adj. in advance; ahead of time; in anticipation • Etymology: 1175–1225 …

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  • 30beforehand — /bəˈfɔhænd / (say buh fawhand), /bi / (say bee ) adverb in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time …