English-Thai Dictionary

beforehand

ADV ก่อนเวลา  ไว้ ก่อน  ล่วงหน้า  before after kon-we-la

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEFOREHAND

adv. [before and hand. ] In a state of anticipation or preoccupation; often followed by with; as, you are before hand with me. 1. Antecedently; by way of preparation or preliminary; aforetime. Mark 13:11; 1 Timothy 5:24, 25.
2. In a state of accumulation, so as that more has been received than expended. A man is beforehand. In this use it is more properly an adjective.
3. At first; before any thing is done.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEFOREHAND

Be *fore "hand `, adv. Etym: [Before + hand. ]

 

1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with. Agricola. .. resolves to be beforehand with the danger. Milton. The last cited author has been beforehand with me. Addison.

 

2. By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime. They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. Hooker.

 

BEFOREHAND

BEFOREHAND Be *fore "hand `, a.

 

Defn: In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. Rich and much beforehand. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beforehand

be fore hand |biˈfôrˌhand bəˈfɔrˌhænd | ▶adverb before an action or event; in advance: rooms must be booked beforehand. PHRASES be beforehand with archaic anticipate; forestall. ORIGIN Middle English (originally as two words ): from before + hand; probably influenced by Old French avant main .

 

Oxford Dictionary

beforehand

be ¦fore |hand |bɪˈfɔːhand | ▶adverb before an action or event; in advance: rooms must be booked beforehand. PHRASES be beforehand with archaic anticipate or forestall. ORIGIN Middle English (originally as two words ): from before + hand; probably influenced by Old French avant main .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

beforehand

beforehand adverb bring any notes you compiled beforehand: in advance, ahead of time, in readiness; before, before now /then, earlier (on ), previously, already, sooner. ANTONYMS afterward.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

beforehand

beforehand adverb it is important to save any files you have created beforehand: in advance, in readiness, ahead of time; before, before now, earlier, earlier on, previously, already, sooner.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beforehand

bef ó re h à nd 副詞 形容詞 前もって, あらかじめ (in advance )(↔afterward ).