Beforehand

//bɪˈfɔːhænd//

Synonyms for "beforehand" (56 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Adjective(1 words)
advance
Adverb(1 words)
ahead
Adverb(1 words)
antecedently

Strong matches (16)

Adverb(1 words)
in advance
Adjective(1 words)
innovative

Related words (28)

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

89 translations across 39 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • vooraf adv (at an earlier time)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • qabaqcadan adv (at an earlier time)
  • öncədən adv (at an earlier time)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • за́гадзя adv (at an earlier time)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • преди adv (at an earlier time)

Catalan

1 entries
  • de bestreta adv (at an earlier time)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 事先 adv (at an earlier time)
  • 先行 adv (at an earlier time)
  • 提前 adv (at an earlier time)
  • 預先 /预先 adv (at an earlier time)

Czech

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  • předem adv (at an earlier time)

Danish

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  • i forvejen adv (at an earlier time)
  • på forhånd adv (at an earlier time)

Dutch

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  • bij voorbaat adv (at an earlier time)
  • op voorhand adv (at an earlier time)
  • van tevoren adv (at an earlier time)
  • vooraf adv (at an earlier time)

Esperanto

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  • antaŭe adv (at an earlier time)

Finnish

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  • etukäteen adv (at an earlier time)

French

4 entries
  • au préalable adv (at an earlier time)
  • auparavant adv (at an earlier time)
  • préalablement adv (at an earlier time)
  • à l'avance adv (at an earlier time)

Galician

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  • de antemán adv (at an earlier time)

Georgian

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  • წინასწარ adv (at an earlier time)
  • წინდაწინ adv (at an earlier time)

German

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  • davor adv (at an earlier time)
  • im Voraus adv (at an earlier time)
  • vorher adv (at an earlier time)
  • zuvor adv (at an earlier time)

Greek

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  • από πριν adv (at an earlier time)
  • εκ των προτέρων adv (at an earlier time)
  • προηγουμένως adv (at an earlier time)
  • προκαταβολικά adv (at an earlier time)

Hebrew

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  • מבעוד מועד adv (at an earlier time)
  • מראש adv (at an earlier time)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • előre adv (at an earlier time)
  • előzetesen adv (at an earlier time)

Ingrian

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  • etukättee adv (at an earlier time)

Irish

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  • roimh ré adv (at an earlier time)

Italian

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  • anticipatamente adv (at an earlier time)
  • in anticipo adv (at an earlier time)
  • precedentemente adv (at an earlier time)

Japanese

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  • 予め adv (at an earlier time)

Kazakh

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  • алдын ала adv (at an earlier time)

Korean

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  • 미리 adv (at an earlier time)

Latin

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  • antea adv (at an earlier time)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᡩᠣᡳᡤᠣᠨᡩᡝ adv (at an earlier time)
  • ᡩᠣᡳᡥᠣᠨᡩᡝ adv (at an earlier time)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • i forkant adv (at an earlier time)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • i forvegen adv (at an earlier time)
  • i forveien adv (at an earlier time)
  • på forhånd adv (at an earlier time)

Plautdietsch

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  • verut adv (at an earlier time)

Polish

4 entries
  • uprzednio adv (at an earlier time)
  • wcześniej adv (at an earlier time)
  • z góry adv (at an earlier time)
  • zawczasu adv (at an earlier time)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • adiantado adv (at an earlier time)
  • antecipadamente adv (at an earlier time)
  • antes adv (at an earlier time)
  • com antecedência adv (at an earlier time)

Romanian

3 entries
  • mai devreme adv (at an earlier time)
  • în avans adv (at an earlier time)
  • în prealabil adv (at an earlier time)

Russian

4 entries
  • вперёд adv (at an earlier time)
  • за́годя adv (at an earlier time)
  • заблаговре́менно adv (at an earlier time)
  • зара́нее adv (at an earlier time)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • ro làimh adv (at an earlier time)

Slovak

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  • vopred adv (at an earlier time)

Spanish

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  • adelantadamente adv (at an earlier time)
  • antes adv (at an earlier time)
  • anticipadamente adv (at an earlier time)
  • con anterioridad / antelación adv (at an earlier time)

Swedish

2 entries
  • i förväg adv (at an earlier time)
  • på förhand adv (at an earlier time)

Turkish

2 entries
  • önceden adv (at an earlier time)
  • öncesinde adv (at an earlier time)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • заздалегі́дь adv (at an earlier time)
  • напере́д adv (at an earlier time)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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We tried to eliminate all danger beforehand.

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Let's get things ready beforehand.

Source: tatoeba (67435)

Please let me know the schedule beforehand.

Source: tatoeba (67437)

We prepared snacks beforehand.

Source: tatoeba (247878)

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