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Synonyms for beforehand

Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-fawr-hand, -fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr-

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Définition of beforehand

Origin :
  • also before-hand, early 13c., from before + hand, which here is of uncertain signification, unless the original notion is payment in advance or something done before another's hand does it. Hyphenated from 18c., one word from 19c.
  • adj early
Example sentences :
  • But beforehand, I can tell you what he and what his sisters will say, when they are sounded.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • You don't give me time, and you are so eager that it is difficult to be beforehand with you on the subject.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • The remoulade sauce will be much better if made some hours beforehand.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
  • The beds chosen for them are those that have been planted with Tulips the autumn beforehand.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • I told you beforehand that you would be swayed by the Coadjutor.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete » by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
  • Neither of the men had thought, beforehand, of this time of waiting.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • Christine had wished to be beforehand in celebrating the success of his painting.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • That year they talked about her saint's day a good month beforehand.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • These were regarded as days of great revelry which were spoken of a month beforehand.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Wilson had said that he intended to be beforehand, for the warrant was a sure preventive.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
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