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beforehand

[bih-fawr-hand, -fohr-]

adverb

  1. in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time.

    We should have made reservations beforehand. I hope to be beforehand with my report.



beforehand

/ ɪˈɔːˌæԻ /

adjective

  1. early; in advance; in anticipation

    she came an hour beforehand

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beforehand1

First recorded in 1175–1225, beforehand is from the Middle English word bifor-hand. See before, hand
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Mr Boelter, who police said researched the victims and their families beforehand, allegedly had planned for a larger scale attack, which police thwarted.

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“It’s clear from the funding being cut beforehand that their hope is that lawyers will not be able to hold them accountable,” she said.

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To sit back and play for a draw is not in their make-up, Bellamy said beforehand, and Wales backed that up with a momentous performance to roar back from 3-0 down to level.

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It’s bad enough that Tucker wants to murder her — beforehand, he wants to bore her with shark trivia, dully advocating for these misunderstood animals.

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“They said, ‘Just make sure you tell your seniors to take their photos beforehand, because when they leave graduation, there’s going to be a different thing on the marquee,’” she said.

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