already
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1.0
- adverb
- /ɔːlˈrɛdi/
:
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- By the time the meeting started, everyone had already arrived.
- already know
- already established
- already exist
And I have one already and maybe more later.
- And I have one already and maybe more later.
- Our future is already within us, he says.
- The second you start doing that, you've already lost.
- And when we checked it, it was already made.
Examples
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The good news is many music teachers are already incorporating these practices without even realizing it.
Academic text (2011) -
Britain and France had already chosen the path to war.
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But you can tell me already, what is this?
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And I have one already and maybe more later.
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It's good you guys already know what time it is.
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Just thank yourself for the work you already did this year.
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You know you already lost the last bet?
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Well, John had already been studying it, right?
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There is some research in this direction already, but the ideas proposed need to be explored further.
Academic text (2011) -
The island scrub-jay has therefore already disappeared from a substantial portion of its former range.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
625
1.1
At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned
100
2.7
Earlier than a planned time or event
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9.7
Before this time
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1.0
Before now or before a set time
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word already comes from the old phrase all ready, meaning 'completely prepared' or 'all set'. That's why already now tells us that something happened 'before now' or 'by that time'.