Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
- Beforehand in condition; forehanded: as, he is aforehand with the world.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Archaic or Dial. Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to
behindhand . - adverb Archaic or Dial. Beforehand; in anticipation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
Beforehand ;in advance ; inanticipation . - adjective Beforehand in condition;
forehanded .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
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You generally don't need to be paranoid about your money in Mexico but in the cantinas, especially after a couple hours of heavy drinking and petting the precautions you mentioned aforehand are a good idea.
minerva commented on the word aforehand
...and so much VIGILANCE, so much apprehensiveness, that her fears are ever aforehand with her dangers.
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 14, 2007