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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

aforehand en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English aforehande, equivalent to afore- + hand. Compare Scots aforehaund.

Meanings

  1. Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
    • He is aforehand with the world.

Forms

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aforehand en · ADV

Etymology

From Middle English aforehande, equivalent to afore- + hand. Compare Scots aforehaund.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, dialectal, not-comparable) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
    • [S]he is come aforehand to anoint my body[.] 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 14:8: