beforehand

bɪˈfɔːhænd

Definition

Definition of beforehand - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

orderhappening earlier than a set or expected time

You should finish your homework beforehand.

ahead of time

earlier

in advance

Adjective

early timing

Dated

ready earlier than required or before the needed time

Dated

Their beforehand plan helped avoid delays.

early

premature

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Origin of beforehand

Old English, beforan (in front) + hand (hand)

Terms with beforehand included in their meaning

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upfront

adv.

beforehand

in advance or before something happens

precaution

forethought

care taken beforehand

prepare in advance

arrange

make arrangements beforehand

forecast

planning

plan or prepare beforehand

prime

briefing

prepare someone by giving information beforehand

foretold

adj.

prediction

predicted or announced beforehand

spoil one's appetite

eating

reduce desire to eat by eating beforehand

your reputation precedes you

exp.

known beforehand

people know about you before meeting

Examples of beforehand in a sentence

Please tell me beforehand if you need to cancel.
We kept beforehand notes ready.
Their beforehand preparations saved the day.

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French:au préalable, préalable, ...
German:im Voraus, vorzeitig, ...
Italian:in anticipo, anticipato, ...
Spanish:de antemano, anticipado, ...
Portuguese:antecipadamente, antecipado, ...
Chinese:事先, 事先的, ...
Japanese:前もって, 事前の, ...
Arabic:مُسْبَقًا, مُسْبَق, ...
Hebrew:מֵרֹאשׁ, מוּכָן מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:заранее, заблаговременный, ...
Ukrainian:заздалегідь, завчасний, ...
Hindi:पहले, पहले से तैयार, ...
Bengali:আগে, আগাম, ...
Catalan:prèviament, anticipat, ...
Czech:předem, předem připravený, ...
Danish:på forhånd, forhåndsforberedt, ...
Dutch:van tevoren, vroegtijdig, ...
Greek:εκ των προτέρων, έγκαιρος, ...
Hungarian:előre, előzetes, ...
Khmer:ជាមុន, រៀបចំជាមុន, ...
Korean:미리, 미리 준비된, ...
Persian:از قبل, از پیش آماده, ...
Polish:wcześniej, wcześniejszy, ...
Portuguese (BR):antecipadamente, antecipado, ...
Romanian:în prealabil, anticipat, ...
Swedish:i förväg, förhands, ...
Thai:ล่วงหน้า, ที่เตรียมไว้ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden, önceden hazırlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:trước, chuẩn bị trước, ...

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