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1already, all ready — Already is an adverb expressing time and means earlier, previously : When she arrived, her friend had already left. We discovered that the tickets were already sold. All ready is used as an adjective to mean completely ready : They will start for …
2already / all ready — Already is an adverb that indicates an action is completed by a certain time: Herschel had already finished the whole pie by the time his guests arrived. All ready means everyone or everything is completely prepared : The children were all… …
3already / all ready — Already is an adverb that indicates an action is completed by a certain time: Herschel had already finished the whole pie by the time his guests arrived. All ready means everyone or everything is completely prepared : The children were all… …
4already — [[t]ɔ͟ːlre̱di[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV before v, cl ADV You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense,… …
5already — /awl red ee/, adv. 1. by this or that time; previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time: When we came in, we found they had already arrived. 2. now; so soon; so early: Is it noon already? 3. Informal. (used as an intensifier to… …
6already — al|read|y [ ɔl redi ] adverb *** 1. ) before now used for saying that something has happened before now or before another point in time: He s only 24, but he s already achieved worldwide fame. The gang leader had already left the country. Put… …
7already */*/*/ — UK [ɔːlˈredɪ] / US [ɔlˈredɪ] adverb 1) before now used for saying that something has happened before now or before another point in time He s only 24, but he s already achieved worldwide fame. The gang leader had already left the country. Put… …
8already — al|read|y W1S1 [o:lˈredi US o:l ] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: all ready completely ready ] 1.) before now, or before a particular time ▪ The design of the new house is similar to those that have already been built. ▪ The performance had already …
9already*/*/*/ — [ɔːlˈredi] adv 1) before now, or before another point in time He s only 24, but he s already achieved worldwide fame.[/ex] The gang leader had already left the country.[/ex] 2) used for saying that a situation has started to exist and still… …
10already — al•read•y [[t]ɔlˈrɛd i[/t]] adv. 1) previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time 2) so soon; so early 3) Informal. (used as an intensifier to express exasperation or impatience): Let s go already![/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME al… …
