"beforehand" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bɪˈfɔːhænd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ [General-American], /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /bɪˈfoəhænd/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-beforehand.ogg Forms: more beforehand [comparative], most beforehand [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before + hand. [13th century. After Old French avant main]. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biforhand}} Middle English biforhand, {{af|en|before|hand}} before + hand Head templates: {{en-adj}} beforehand (comparative more beforehand, superlative most beforehand)
  1. (obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation. Tags: archaic, often
    Sense id: en-beforehand-en-adj-iYMI3kDi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: before-hand [archaic] Derived forms: beforehand in the world, beforehand with the world

Adverb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈfɔːhænd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ [General-American], /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /bɪˈfoəhænd/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-beforehand.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before + hand. [13th century. After Old French avant main]. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biforhand}} Middle English biforhand, {{af|en|before|hand}} before + hand Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} beforehand (not comparable)
  1. At an earlier or preceding time. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: in advance, upfront, prehand [nonstandard] Translations (at an earlier time): qabaqcadan (Azerbaijani), öncədən (Azerbaijani), за́гадзя (záhadzja) (Belarusian), преди (predi) (Bulgarian), de bestreta (Catalan), 提前 (tíqián) (Chinese Mandarin), 事先 (shìxiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 先行 (xiānxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 預先 (Chinese Mandarin), 预先 (yùxiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 頭裡 (Chinese Mandarin), 头里 (tóuli) (Chinese Mandarin), předem (Czech), på forhånd (Danish), i forvejen (Danish), vooraf (Dutch), op voorhand (Dutch), van tevoren (Dutch), bij voorbaat (Dutch), antaŭe (Esperanto), etukäteen (Finnish), préalablement (French), auparavant (French), au préalable (French), à l’avance (French), de antemán (Galician), წინასწარ (c̣inasc̣ar) (Georgian), წინდაწინ (c̣indac̣in) (Georgian), vorher (German), zuvor (German), davor (German), im Voraus (German), εκ των προτέρων (ek ton protéron) (Greek), προηγουμένως (proïgouménos) (Greek), πρωτύτερα (protýtera) (Greek), από πριν (apó prin) (Greek), προκαταβολικά (prokatavoliká) (Greek), מבעוד מועד (mi'beod mo'ed) (Hebrew), מראש (Hebrew), előzetesen (Hungarian), előre (Hungarian), etukättee (Ingrian), roimh ré (Irish), anticipatamente (Italian), precedentemente (Italian), in anticipo (Italian), 予め (arakajime) (alt: あらかじめ) (Japanese), алдын ала (aldyn ala) (Kazakh), 미리 (miri) (Korean), antea (Latin), i forkant (Norwegian), på forhånd (Norwegian Bokmål), i forveien (Norwegian Bokmål), i forvegen (Norwegian Bokmål), verut (Plautdietsch), uprzednio (Polish), wcześniej (Polish), zawczasu (Polish), z góry (Polish), de antemão (Portuguese), com antecedência (Portuguese), antes (Portuguese), previamente (Portuguese), antecipadamente (Portuguese), adiantado (Portuguese), în prealabil (Romanian), mai devreme (Romanian), în avans (Romanian), зара́нее (zaráneje) (Russian), заблаговре́менно (zablagovrémenno) (Russian), вперёд (vperjód) (Russian), наперёд (naperjód) [colloquial] (Russian), преждевре́менно (preždevrémenno) (english: untimely) (Russian), за́годя (zágodja) [colloquial] (Russian), ro làimh (Scottish Gaelic), vopred (Slovak), de antemano (Spanish), anticipadamente (Spanish), adelantadamente (Spanish), antes (Spanish), con anterioridad (Spanish), por adelantado (Spanish), på förhand (Swedish), i förväg (Swedish), öncesinde (Turkish), önceden (Turkish), заздалегі́дь (zazdalehídʹ) (Ukrainian), напере́д (naperéd) (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: before-hand [archaic]

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?",
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          "text": "I love playing tennis but I always get so nervous beforehand.",
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          "text": "Weeks beforehand, I had bought the tickets for the concert.",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "qabaqcadan"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "öncədən"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "záhadzja",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "за́гадзя"
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          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "преди"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "de bestreta"
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          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "提前"
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          "sense": "at an earlier time",
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          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "预先"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "頭裡"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tóuli",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "头里"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "předem"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "på forhånd"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "i forvejen"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "vooraf"
        },
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "op voorhand"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "van tevoren"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "bij voorbaat"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "antaŭe"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "etukäteen"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "préalablement"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "auparavant"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "au préalable"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "à l’avance"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "de antemán"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inasc̣ar",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "წინასწარ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣indac̣in",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "წინდაწინ"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "vorher"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "zuvor"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "davor"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "im Voraus"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ek ton protéron",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "εκ των προτέρων"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proïgouménos",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "προηγουμένως"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "protýtera",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "πρωτύτερα"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apó prin",
          "sense": "at an earlier time",
          "word": "από πριν"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prokatavoliká",
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd/",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "qabaqcadan"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "öncədən"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "záhadzja",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "за́гадзя"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "преди"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "de bestreta"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tíqián",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "提前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìxiān",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "事先"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiānxíng",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "先行"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "預先"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùxiān",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "预先"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "頭裡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóuli",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "头里"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "předem"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "på forhånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "i forvejen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "vooraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "op voorhand"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "van tevoren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "bij voorbaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "etukäteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "préalablement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "auparavant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "au préalable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "à l’avance"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "de antemán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inasc̣ar",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "წინასწარ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣indac̣in",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "წინდაწინ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "vorher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "zuvor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "davor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "im Voraus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ek ton protéron",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "εκ των προτέρων"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proïgouménos",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "προηγουμένως"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "protýtera",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "πρωτύτερα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apó prin",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "από πριν"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prokatavoliká",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "προκαταβολικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mi'beod mo'ed",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "מבעוד מועד"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "מראש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "előzetesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "előre"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "etukättee"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "roimh ré"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "anticipatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "precedentemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "in anticipo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あらかじめ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arakajime",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "予め"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aldyn ala",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "алдын ала"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "miri",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "미리"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antea"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "i forkant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "på forhånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "i forveien"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "i forvegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "verut"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "uprzednio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "wcześniej"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "zawczasu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "z góry"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "de antemão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "com antecedência"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antes"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "previamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antecipadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "adiantado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "în prealabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "mai devreme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "în avans"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaráneje",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "зара́нее"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zablagovrémenno",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "заблаговре́менно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vperjód",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "вперёд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naperjód",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "наперёд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "untimely",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preždevrémenno",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "преждевре́менно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zágodja",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "за́годя"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "ro làimh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "vopred"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "de antemano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "anticipadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "adelantadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "antes"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "con anterioridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "por adelantado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "på förhand"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "i förväg"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "öncesinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "önceden"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zazdalehídʹ",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "заздалегі́дь"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naperéd",
      "sense": "at an earlier time",
      "word": "напере́д"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
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    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "word": "beforehand in the world"
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      "word": "beforehand with the world"
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      "form": "more beforehand",
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          "ref": "1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis:",
          "text": "rich and much beforehand",
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        "(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded."
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          "ref": "1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:",
          "text": "Agricola […] resolves to be beforehand with the danger.",
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          "ref": "1716 April 17 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 31. Friday, April 6. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:",
          "text": "The last cited author has been beforehand with me.",
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          "ref": "1839, London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine:",
          "text": "[…] the medical attendant ought to be rather beforehand with the symptoms of excitement, and to diminish the large quantity of wine before they appear.",
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        "(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation."
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        "followed by with"
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔːhænd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfɔɹhænd/",
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd/",
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈfoəhænd/",
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}

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