Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)At an earlier or preceding time.

    Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?

    I love playing tennis but I always get so nervous beforehand.

    vorher, zuvor, davor

    зара́нееzaráneje, заблаговре́менноzablagovrémenno, вперёдvperjód

    заздалегі́дьzazdalehídʹ, напере́дnaperéd

    ahead of time; in anticipation

Examples

63 sentences
  1. Please let me know the schedule beforehand.

    Прошу повідомити мене про графік завчасно. — aandrusiak

  2. We'd better make a reservation beforehand.

    deWir sollten vorher reservieren lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom knew of the risks beforehand.

    ruТом знал о рисках заранее. — odexed

  4. Remember what I told you beforehand.

    deErinnere dich daran, was ich dir vorher gesagt habe. — brauchinet

  5. Did you know about this beforehand?

    ruТы знал об этом заранее? — soweli_Elepanto

    deWußtest du im voraus davon? — Waldelfe

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before +

From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before + hand. [13th century. After Old French avant main].

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

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