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beforehand
[ bih-fawr-hand, -fohr- ]
/ bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr- /
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adverb, adjective
in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time: We should have made reservations beforehand. I hope to be beforehand with my report.
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beforehand
/ (bɪˈfɔːˌhænd) /
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
early; in advance; in anticipationshe came an hour beforehand
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