Beforehand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being ahead of time or need

ahead of time; in anticipation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːtˈiəɹiˌɒlɪθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːtˈiəɹiˌɒlɪθ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæv/.

Examples

gave advance warning
was beforehand with her report
when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ahead advance in advance

Parts of Speech

adjective	being ahead of time or need “gave advance warning”
adverb	ahead of time; in anticipation “when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorher

der Zeit oder dem Bedarf voraus sein

🇫🇷French

préalablement

être en avance sur le temps ou le besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

antemano

estar adelantado en el tiempo o necesidad

🇮🇹Italian

in anticipo

essere in anticipo sui tempi o sulle necessità

🇳🇱Dutch

vooraf

de tijd of behoefte vooruit zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

de antemão

estar adiantado ou necessário

🇷🇺Russian

заранее

опережать время или необходимость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहले ही

समय या आवश्यकता से आगे होना

🇧🇩Bengali

আগে থেকে

সময় বা প্রয়োজনের চেয়ে এগিয়ে থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னதாக

நேரம் அல்லது தேவைக்கு முன்னால் இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుగా

సమయం లేదా అవసరం కంటే ముందుగానే ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

अगोदर

वेळेच्या किंवा गरजेच्या पुढे असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગાઉથી

સમય અથવા જરૂરિયાતથી આગળ હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ

ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടി

സമയത്തിനോ ആവശ്യത്തിനോ മുന്നിലാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ

ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہلے سے

وقت یا ضرورت سے آگے ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预先

提前或需要

🇯🇵Japanese

予め

時間より進んでいる、または必要である

🇰🇷Korean

미리

시간보다 앞서 있거나 필요로 하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trước

đi trước thời hạn hoặc cần

🇹🇭Thai

ล่วงหน้า

อยู่ก่อนเวลาหรือความจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebelumnya

berada di depan waktu atau kebutuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

muna

pagiging maaga sa oras o pangangailangan

🇲🇾Malay

terlebih dahulu

mendahului masa atau keperluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسبقا

أن تكون في وقت مبكر أو الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

از قبل

جلوتر از زمان یا نیاز بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

önceden

vaktinden önce olmak veya ihtiyaç duymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִרֹאשׁ

להקדים את הזמן או הצורך

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