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单词 beforehand
释义

beforehand

[ bih-fawr-hand, -fohr- ]
/ bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr- /
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adverb, adjective

in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time: We should have made reservations beforehand. I hope to be beforehand with my report.

Origin of beforehand

First recorded in 1175–1225, beforehand is from the Middle English word bifor-hand.See before, hand

Words nearby beforehand

beflag, beflowered, befog, befool, before, beforehand, before long, before the wind, beforetime, before you can say Jack Robinson, before you know it
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British Dictionary definitions for beforehand

beforehand
/ (bɪˈfɔːˌhænd) /

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

early; in advance; in anticipationshe came an hour beforehand
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