beforehand

adverbeadjectifattesté dans les dialogues

Royaume-Uni//bɪˈfɔːhænd//
États-Unis//bɪˈfɔɹhænd//
//bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd//
//bɪˈfoəhænd//

At an earlier or preceding time.

adverbe

1
At an earlier or preceding time.
Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?
I love playing tennis but I always get so nervous beforehand.
Weeks beforehand, I had bought the tickets for the concert.
Prosecutors also said Wednesday their side “does not intend to reference allegations that the defendant violated FARA or improperly coordinated with the Obama Administration,” referring to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires people who lobby on behalf of foreign clients to register beforehand with the US government.

Étymologie

From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before + hand. [13th century. After Old French avant main].

adjectif

1
obsolèteIn comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
rich and much beforehand
2
archaïqueIn a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
Agricola […] resolves to be beforehand with the danger.
The last cited author has been beforehand with me.
[…] the medical attendant ought to be rather beforehand with the symptoms of excitement, and to diminish the large quantity of wine before they appear.

Formes

comparatif: more beforehand
superlatif: most beforehand

Beetle · A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made…Beets · A surname from Dutch.before · Earlier than (in time).

beforehand · At an earlier or preceding time.

beg · To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.Beg · A surname from Hindi.beggar · A person who begs.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.