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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALREADY

adv. alred'dy. [all and ready. See Ready. ] Literally, a state of complete preparation; but, by an easy deflection, the sense is, at this time, or at a specified time.
Elias is come already. Matthew 17:12.
Joseph was in Egypt already. Exodus 1:5.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALREADY

Al *read "y, adv. Etym: [All (OE. al ) + ready. ]

 

Defn: Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. "Joseph was in Egypt already. " Exod. i. 5. I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12.

 

Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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al read y |ôlˈredē ˈˌɔlˈrɛdi | ▶adverb 1 before or by now or the time in question: Anna has suffered a great deal already. • as surprisingly soon or early as this: at 31, he already suffers from arthritis | already it was past four o' clock. 2 informal used as an intensive after a word or phrase to express impatience: enough already with these crazy kids and their wacky dances! ORIGIN Middle English: from all (as an adverb ) + ready; sense 2 is influenced by Yiddish use.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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al |ready |ɔːlˈrɛdi | ▶adverb 1 before or by now or the time in question: Anna has suffered a great deal already. • as surprisingly soon or early as this: it was already past four o' clock. 2 N. Amer. informal used after a word or phrase to express impatience: enough already with these crazy kids and their wacky dances! ORIGIN Middle English: from all (as an adverb ) + ready; sense 2 is influenced by Yiddish use.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

already

already adverb 1 Anna had already suffered a great deal: by this /that time, by now /then, thus /so far, before now /then, until now /then, up to now /then. 2 is it 3 o'clock already? as early as this /that, as soon as this /that, so soon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

already

already adverb 1 Anna had suffered a great deal already: by this /that time, by now /then, thus far, so far, hitherto, before, before now /then, previously, earlier, earlier on, until now /then, up to now /then; rare heretofore. 2 is it 3 o'clock already? as early as this /that, as soon as this /that, so soon, so early, even now /then.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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al read y /ɔː (l )rédi /〖al (すっかり ) ready (用意が整って )〗副詞 比較なし 1 〖肯定文で; 通例文中で 〗すでに (…した ); (しばしば状態が進行することを暗示して )もう , すでに (…である )▸ “Clean your room. ” “I've already [｟米 ｠I already ] cleaned it. ”「部屋を掃除しなさい 」「 もう済ませました 」(↓コーパスの窓 (1 ))▸ She had already gone (when I arrived ).(私が着いたときには )もう彼女は出かけたあとだった ▸ We're already twenty minutes late .もう20分遅刻だ コーパスの窓 alreadyの用法 1 時制 通例完了形で用いるといわれているが, 完了形の使用は6割にとどまり, 残りはほかの時制で用いられる. いずれを用いるかは 動詞 の種類により決まる. 動作動詞と共に用いる場合は完了形. 第1例 (↑1 )のように ｟主に米 くだけて ｠では過去形も見られる. 状態を示す出来事の場合は現在形 過去形 進行形で用いる ▸ The company already owns [╳has already owned ] three national newspapers. ≒The company has already bought three national newspapers .会社はすでに全国紙を3紙所有している ▸ She was already dead. ≒She had already died .彼女はすでに死んでいた ▸ The guests are already arriving .ゲストの到着がもう始まっている 2 位置 文中が9割を占め, 残りが文尾 文頭. 文中の場合, be動詞 最初の 助動詞 の後, 一般動詞の前で用いる ▸ It's already six o'clock .もう6時です ▸ It might already have happened .もう起こったことかもしれない ▸ You probably already know that .君はたぶんもうそのことを知っているだろう .後に省略がありbe動詞 助動詞 に強勢がある場合はその前に置く ▸ I don't want to upset you more than you already á re .これ以上君を混乱させるようなことはしたくない ▸ “When are you going to do your homework? ” “I already h á ve. ”「いつ宿題をするのですか 」「もう済ませました 」2 〖疑問文 否定文 条件文で; 文中 文尾で 〗(肯定の事態を予想して )もう ; (驚いて )そんなに早く ▸ There are no lights on the house. Have they already left? 家に明かりがついていない . もう出かけたのでしょうね (!単に尋ねる場合か否定的な答えが予想される場合は, Have they left yet? を使う; →yet 副詞 2 ) ▸ Is it noon already ? How time flies!もうお昼ですか . 時間のたつのが早いな ▸ If you have not already done so, please send your payment today .(すでにお済ませかと思いますが )まだでしたら, 本日ご送金ください (!if you have not yet done soより控えめな表現 ) ▸ Surely, Tom hasn't already left. He said he'd wait for us .まさかトムはもう出かけたんじゃないだろうね . 待ってくれると言ってたけど 3 (悪い状態を強調して )もういいかげん ▸ I feel bad enough already .もう十分悪かったと思っています 4 ｟米 くだけて ｠すぐに ▸ Get on the train, already !早く電車に乗れったら