adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
adv
Pronunciation spelling of aforehand. [(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.]
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards [(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.]
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
v
To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
adj
(rare, formal) Occurring before breakfast.
n
The process by which something arises; origination; occurrence.
adv
(obsolete) at first encounter, at the start
n
An edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition.
n
An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
adj
(obsolete) Alotted a span of days.
n
Quality of being, or having taken place, earlier.
adj
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
n
Initial stages of a project.
adv
(Northern England) Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual.
n
The early stages of any project or extended event.
n
(chiefly New South Wales in Australia, colloquial) The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.
n
One who arrived early, or earlier than others.
adv
Before anything else; firstly.
adv
(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.
adv
(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first.
adv
Synonym of for starters.
adv
(informal) As an initial point; before any other considerations.
adv
Eye dialect spelling of first. [Before anything else; firstly.]
adv
After the beginning of something.
adv
(chiefly US, law) At the beginning, as a preliminary matter; specifically, before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place.
adj
At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
adv
At the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.
adj
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
adj
Done or occurring at the latest possible time before an event.
adj
Obsolete spelling of last [Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.]
adj
Occurring very shortly before publication on the topic.
adj
Relating to or being the second of two items.
n
(figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments
n
next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.
n
A setting about; a beginning.
n
Onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
adv
(obsolete, rare) Pre-eminently; first.
adj
Farthest back in time or position
n
The quality of being posterior.
adj
(grammar) Relating to future time later than today.
adj
(obsolete) preceding; antecedent; previous
adv
(obsolete) In a precedaneous manner; precedingly; antecedently.
adj
Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.
adv
beforehand; antecedently
adj
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
adj
(grammar) Relating to past time earlier than yesterday.
adv
In a premature manner; too soon or too early.
adj
(rare) Before the due time.
adj
(informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.
adj
Of or relating to the day before, or yesterday.
adj
Ahead of or before its time; belonging to a later time; technically advanced for its time.
adj
Archaic spelling of previous. [(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.]
adj
(now law) Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary.
adj
Coming later in time; secondary, subsequent.
n
The lower limit of dating, as of the earliest plausible date at which a fact could have occurred or a document could have been written.
adv
(law) In compliance with applicable time limits.
adv
initially, at first, at the very start
adj
(obsolete) On the last day (of a specified month).
adj
Developing too early; premature.
adv
(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of yesterday. [On the day before today.]
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