beforehand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈfɔːrhænd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈfɔrˌhænd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi fôrhand′, -fōr-)


beforehand
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Sense: Adverb: in advance
Synonyms:
earlier, in advance, before Collocations, ahead of time, already Collocations, sooner, in anticipation, previously Collocations, previous Collocations, early Collocations, ahead Collocations, pre- (prefix), prematurely, precociously


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