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beforehand
adverb or adjective be·fore·hand \bi-ˈfȯr-ˌhand, bē-\
: in advance : at an earlier or previous time
Full Definition of BEFOREHAND
1
a : in anticipation b : in advance
2
: ahead of time : early
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First Known Use of BEFOREHAND
13th century
Rhymes with BEFOREHAND
ampersand, baby grand, bear a hand, behindhand, bellyband, belly-land, borderland, bottomland, cap in hand, concert grand, confirmand, contraband, countermand, Damavand, Dixieland, ductless gland, eldest hand, fairyland, fatherland, force one's hand, forestland, four-in-hand, garage band, gastric gland, Gelderland, graduand, hand in hand, hand-to-hand, hand to hand, helping hand, high command, hinterland, Holy Land, Krugerrand, lotusland, meadowland, minute hand, motherland, Nagaland, narrowband, no-man's-land, on demand, one-man band, one-night stand, operand, ordinand, out of hand, overhand, overland, parlor grand, pastureland, promised land, prostate gland, public land, radicand, reprimand, Rio Grande, rubber band, running hand, saraband, secondhand, Swaziland, tableland, taxi stand, timberland, Togoland, try one's hand, underhand, undermanned, understand, wonderland, Zululand
BEFOREHAND Defined for Kids
beforehand
adverb be·fore·hand \bi-ˈfȯr-ˌhand\
Definition of BEFOREHAND for Kids
: at an earlier or previous time <They decided beforehand to leave early.>
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