English Dictionary: already | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Already \Al*read"y\, adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.] Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. [bd]Joseph was in Egypt already.[b8] --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. |