beforehand

pronunciation

How to pronounce beforehand in British English: UK [bɪˈfɔːhænd]word uk audio image

How to pronounce beforehand in American English: US [bɪˈfɔːrhænd] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    being ahead of time or need
  • Adverb:
    ahead of time; in anticipation

Word Origin

beforehand (adv., adj.)
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.

Antonym

adv.

afterward

Example

1. Being informed will help you prepare interesting questions beforehand .
2. They haven 't been really looked at much beforehand .
3. Definitely talk about it beforehand , or as soon as possible .
4. He should have thought of all that beforehand .
5. Agree on an agenda beforehand .

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