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already

/ɔlɹˈɛdi/adverb3 syllables

Already means: prior to a specified or implied time.

What does already mean?1

adverb

1

prior to a specified or implied time“she has already graduated”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with already?4

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Already in a sentence

  • At the time we got married, his parents had already died.unknown
  • When we arrived, the lecture had already begun.CK
  • When we got to the station, the train had already left.CK
  • When we went to the hall, the concert had already begun.unknown
  • Indeed, in some parts of the world we can see the effects already.unknown
  • When he arrived at the bus stop, the bus was already out of sight.CK
  • When he got to the station, the train had already left.CK
  • As he is already of age, he can vote.unknown

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