beforehand : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beforehand	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beforehand adv ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" Synonym(s): ahead, in advance, beforehand adj being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" Synonym(s): advance(a), beforehand(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beforehand \Be*fore"hand`\, a. In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded. Rich and much beforehand. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beforehand \Before"hand`\, adv. [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.